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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:

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: Dales
My way of saying, if you want to say that partisan party politics are not a worthy replacement for opposition to Clinton, and will tear Free Republic apart, then you probably should bust on anyone calling other Freepers statists if they are Republicans, or Bushbots if they support Bush, and harsh on those who bash Keyes constantly, and give hell to those who call libertarians druggies.

If you are serious about stopping the partisan party bickering, we have to police ourselves and not tolerate the partisan propagandizing and demagoguery we throw at each other on Free Repubic.




The point I was trying make to JR is that, --- FR already is, and has been, a pretty damn unique collection of 'conservatives', fighting about just what conservatism should be.

--- And, - imo, - it should be kept that way. -- And the ONLY one that can do that is JR. - He 'da boss'.

-- Just the other nite a thread de-evolved into the same old 'We're at WAR, you dumby!' shouting match, and opponents of the current war policies were having their patriotic intentions questioned. -- This is exactly the kind of thing that gets us at "each others throats". ---- Thus, - it's the opposite of a good 'plan' for FR.
621 posted on 06/20/2002 9:09:58 AM PDT by tpaine
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To: Dales
I like the filter on bumps he proposes ... I guess further comments should go to that thread, and I will be doing that.
622 posted on 06/20/2002 9:14:36 AM PDT by bvw
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To: tpaine
Just the other nite a thread de-evolved into the same old 'We're at WAR, you dumby!' shouting match, and opponents of the current war policies were having their patriotic intentions questioned. -- This is exactly the kind of thing that gets us at "each others throats". ---- Thus, - it's the opposite of a good 'plan' for FR.
Agreed, which is why I didn't just list Bush bashing or Keyes bashing. The mindless demagoguery on every issue is reaching a breathtaking crescendo, in my opinion.

It doesn't help any of us, and harms our common interests.

And you are of course right. Jim is the man, he is the captain. But just as a captain can only do so much to make a ship run and relies on the crew to do what is needed, I think there are way too many people who sit by and wait for Jim to fix things (and bitch at the way he fixes things), and way too many old timers actually making things difficult.

Flame wars bore me. I like arguing and debating. And I don't think flame wars convince anyone. At least arguments and debates have a shot at doing so.

623 posted on 06/20/2002 9:15:53 AM PDT by Dales
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To: Jim Robinson
Sounds to me like the Washington Post may have realized that they were on shaky ground legally and PR-wise.
624 posted on 06/20/2002 9:25:42 AM PDT by Frumious Bandersnatch
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To: Frumious Bandersnatch
Sounds to me like the Washington Post may have realized that they were on shaky ground legally and PR-wise.

It was worse than shaky ground. They had strolled out into the middle of a minefield. They could not afford to have their injunction thrown out on appeal. After all, they have labored long and hard to build their facade, claiming that they are the Great Defenders of the First Amendment.

625 posted on 06/20/2002 10:05:52 AM PDT by Bryan
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To: Jim Robinson
I'm glad the whole thing is behind you now, and I'm glad they didn't win any significant damages.
626 posted on 06/20/2002 10:09:30 AM PDT by sargon
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To: Jim Robinson
Good job Jim. You're a tough hombre.
627 posted on 06/20/2002 10:10:55 AM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: TigersEye
May I have your permission, after the fact, heh, heh, to use this post anyway I see fit?
628 posted on 06/20/2002 11:14:12 AM PDT by CWRWinger
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To: Jim Robinson
Congratulations, Jim. I'm sure it's a relief that it's all over.

Persevere,
Mindy

629 posted on 06/20/2002 11:31:44 AM PDT by MindyW
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To: Jim Robinson
Thank-you for the good news/bad news update. I'm relieved that FR lives!

I'll be sure to never post anything from LAT or WP because I refuse to read either one.

FReegards and God Bless You.

630 posted on 06/20/2002 12:08:26 PM PDT by dansangel
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To: Jim Robinson
Free Republic agrees to continue posting only excerpts (as allowed by fair use) and links...
Excerpts and links are cool. Sometimes all you really need from an article is a particular excerpt.
Congratulations on the outcome.
631 posted on 06/20/2002 12:08:57 PM PDT by philman_36
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To: MeeknMing; Jim Robinson
Thanks for the ping, Meekie; congratulations Jim!!! This is very good news. You would have surely spent many thousands more in attorney fees had this continued for even another few months.
632 posted on 06/20/2002 1:42:53 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: Jim Robinson
Ahhh... Freedom Rings...

Thanks Jim Robinson for the update (it is a good day)

633 posted on 06/20/2002 1:55:50 PM PDT by LowOiL
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To: nicmarlo

634 posted on 06/20/2002 1:57:24 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP
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To: Grampa Dave
I agree Dave...the constant whining, sniveling and complaining by a small minority of losers is not productive.
It serves no useful purpose whatsoever.
There is no power in complaint, there is only power in vision, commitment and action !!

Freedom Is Worth Fighting For !!

Molon Labe !!

635 posted on 06/20/2002 2:05:26 PM PDT by blackie
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To: Lowelljr
I agree, and I stopped subscribing to the Leftist L.A Slimes several years ago anyway.They are not 'the kings of the world' like they think they are.I'm waiting for Richard Riordan to start up his own newspaper here. It couldn't possibly become as slanted as the other paper,even though he's really a center left human himself.
636 posted on 06/20/2002 2:08:43 PM PDT by Pagey
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To: meyer
You see, if they didn't want their stories read with no exchange of cash, they wouldn't post them in such a way that poeple could read them that way.

Exactly what Investor's Business Daily did a couple of years ago. They used to post their excellent articles and editorials on their website, but no more.

I'm not sure why they killed that, because for a niche paper like they IBD, it must have been great publicity to have their stuff posted here on FR. IMO, their editorials are much better than those on the WSJ, especially lately.

637 posted on 06/20/2002 2:50:04 PM PDT by snopercod
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To: ArneFufkin
RE your #406

If you feel that what we're doing on FR is wrong or breaking any "rules" then get the f### out and don't come back. What's so hard about that?

I'm not being unfriendly, I just can't fathom the "we're breaking the law but here I am to comment on it" crowd.

Your points about PROFIT being made on other's work is totally valid, but I just have to reject any attempt at debate by someone who starts from the position that this law suit had anything to do with copyright law.

It didn't. If you know nothing else about this story know that, for it's a fact of life.

638 posted on 06/20/2002 3:01:04 PM PDT by AAABEST
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To: MeeknMing; Jim Robinson
Thanky fer the ping Meek. I don't do a lot of "surfing" on FR lately, and it's likely I would have missed this one. I have read through many of the comments re: the settlement, and I too am happy that JR's got this monkee off his back.

But, for the life of me, I can't see the difference between someone cutting out an article and posting it on, say, the office/supermarket/whatever bulletin board; and copying and pasting that same article here. Maybe I'm a little thick.

A comment by another poster that this was NOT about copyright infringement sounds dead on. There is something else at work here that smells of horse hocky. Hopefully we are hearing the death rattle of the LASlimes and the Washington ComPost! God knows our country would be better off without them.

FGS, Texan-American

639 posted on 06/20/2002 6:06:13 PM PDT by ForGod'sSake
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To: Bryan
You, too, are to be thanked. Great stuff.
640 posted on 06/20/2002 7:25:59 PM PDT by nicollo
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