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It's Official: LAT/WP vs Free Republic Settles
LAT/WP vs Free Republic ^
| June 19, 2002
| Jim Robinson
Posted on 06/19/2002 1:54:11 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
I just received official word that our settlement with the LAT/WP in their alleged copyright infringement and unfair competion suit against Free Republic (click Source link above for complete history of the case) is completely finalized with the court. I do not have a copy of the final order yet, but the basic terms are as follows:
- Unless we receive prior written permission on an article by article basis, Free Republic agrees to continue posting only excerpts (as allowed by fair use) and links from any of the LAT/WP or related publications.
- Free Republic agrees to remove all full text copies of any LAT/WP and related publications copyrighted articles from its archives and servers and to destroy all copies of same.
- Neither party is awarded any damages, attorney fees or costs except that Free Republic agrees to pay the Los Angeles Times $5,000 and the Washington Post $5,000 (these negotiated amounts have already been paid).
I will post the entire final order including the list of related publications as soon as I receive a copy and get it scanned in.
Well, my fingers are not cold and dead and my keyboard has not been ripped away. While this is not entirely a win for FR, neither is it a crushing defeat. Free Republic is alive and well and the fight against liberalism continues on. It's a crying shame that the hallowed words of the WP/LAT will no longer grace our pages, but, somehow, I am sure we will manage to live on without them.
And despite what our detractors may say, we have not committed any crimes or broken any laws and we have not admitted to any guilt. We have negotiated a mutual agreement and settlement with the LAT/WP and have agreed upon satisfactory terms for continuing forward without having to spend the rest of our lives in court.
Many thanks to all of you for your past and continuing support.
Regards.
Jim Robinson
TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: freerepublic; latwp; lawsuit; losangelestimes; sanfrancisco; washingtonpost
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To: Jim Robinson
Excellent and congratulations.
(Personally, I wish the Slimes would sue my husband for bringing that trash into the house most mornings. The cost of the heart medication I'm going to need one day when they really torque my ticker will dwarf any fees you had to shell out :-/ )
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posted on
06/19/2002 2:06:46 PM PDT
by
AnnaZ
To: Jim Robinson
Hallelujah!
To: Jim Robinson
EAGLES UP !!!
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posted on
06/19/2002 2:07:48 PM PDT
by
kristinn
To: Jim Robinson
Jim ! ! You rock ! !
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posted on
06/19/2002 2:07:59 PM PDT
by
ChadGore
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Breaking News, NC Freepers!
To: Jim Robinson
>>It's a crying shame that the hallowed words of the WP/LAT will no longer grace our pages, but, somehow, I am sure we will manage to live on without them.
Trouble is their so-called "news" is editorializing for the left. Call it propoganda.
As such, they should accept criticism.
We still have M. Dowd to kick around.
To: Jim Robinson
Cool! Good job.
To: Jim Robinson
Fantastic news! I'm happy you still have your fingers ;-)
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posted on
06/19/2002 2:09:19 PM PDT
by
WIMom
To: Jim Robinson
SCORE!!! God bless yuh...
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posted on
06/19/2002 2:09:25 PM PDT
by
g'nad
To: Jim Robinson
Great news!
Wash Post has been carrying the AP articles linked from Drudge but I found the Las Vegas Sun also carries them. I would recommend anyone reserching for an AP article, go visit the Las Vegas Sun and get their link from there.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/new s/beltway/
To: Jim Robinson
FANTASTIC.... Jim......
Although I must say I was looking forward to a supreme ct fight on this and internet copyright law, fairuse, etc..
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posted on
06/19/2002 2:09:45 PM PDT
by
blackbag
To: Jim Robinson
Since this turned into an agreement and not a precident setting decision, I am glad to see how it turned out. This has been a long haul Jim. Good for you. Good for the forum. Now, do what you do. We appreciate it.
To: Mudboy Slim
Dittos to that!! LONG LIVE FREE REPUBLIC!
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posted on
06/19/2002 2:10:10 PM PDT
by
TheBigB
To: Jim Robinson
Thanks for hanging in there, Sir Jim. I value FR much more than anything that comes from LAT/WP by far!
To: Constitution Day
Ain't life grand???
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posted on
06/19/2002 2:10:31 PM PDT
by
Howlin
To: Jim Robinson
Congrats Jim. This also means that Tom Aldridge, Steve Gilbert et al continue to be non-entities. :)
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06/19/2002 2:10:32 PM PDT
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Solson
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To: Jim Robinson
good.
To: Jim Robinson
BUMP
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bttt
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posted on
06/19/2002 2:11:22 PM PDT
by
summer
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