[doug from upland]

Oh, man. Eschoir is going to jump off a building. He lived for the destruction of FR. His life has no meaning. (Well, actually it didn't have meaning before so this won't be much of a change.)

[BunnySlippers]

Congratulations, Jim. I know it's been a long, hard road to this point. Be proud of yourself for sticking to your guns.

[rockfish59]

Awwwww....those poor purveyors of 'truth' and 'freedom of the depressed'

Good show!!

[Pushi]

I think we should treat the WP and LAT like my father treated people whom he did not like or who had wronged him--they became non-persons--they did not exist anymore. We should treat those two rags like they don't exist.

[The Mayor]

Free Republic is alive and well and the fight against liberalism continues on.

BUMP to that! Amen...

[Ligeia]

Cheers!!
Glasses are clinking
all over FR tonight --
Many thanks to all involved.

[RLK]

This seems to be a reasonable settlement.

[Roscoe]

Congratulations. Call it a 99% victory for FR.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

[DouglasKC]

Nice job Jim...it's a victory as far as FreeRepublic is concerned. The libs were predicting a million dollar fine and a shutdown of the board.

Congratulations!

[meyer]

I'm not going to jump out of my chair and say "Great!". But, conversely, I'm not going to go off crying somewhere. I haven't read the whole thread yet, but my opinion is simply that this was a "push". This allows the big fight to take place on another day at another time. In the meantime, we can all continue as freepers doing the good deeds that all freepers are wont to do.

You did well, JimRob and company. I'm pleased that we're all still here, though disappointed that we didn't really solve the issue of free speech on the internet. But at least there is hope on the latter.

[patricia]

Wonderful news! You and yours have been, and shall continue to be, in my prayers each and every day.

Thanks for all you do for FReepers.

[palo verde]

great news Jim
I am overjoyed
Love, Palo

[Honorary Serb]

Hearty congratulations to you, JimRob!!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The litigious jihad has ended. We're still here! :-)

[Demidog]

This should really irk a couple of bozo's who were counting on (cue evil music) ONE MILLLION DOLLARS.

Hiya Mojo, Eschoir and Aligyrl. How'd those predictions work out?

[He Rides A White Horse]

Free Republic agrees to continue posting only excerpts (as allowed by fair use) and links from any of the LAT/WP or related publications.

I'm sure most of us are capable of clicking on a link, reading an article there, and then coming back to dismantle it piece by piece.

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 don't remember the original sum asked for, but it strikes me as being far more than $10,000.

While this is not entirely a win for FR, neither is it a crushing defeat.

I would call it a win. Maybe that's just me.......

[Tribune7]

Frankly, it's a loss for the Post/LAT.

Remember Freepers if the relevant info can be found on several sites make sure the site you link to is not the WhiPped or the LATtie. Don't give them the click.

[Valin]

Yeah us...and of course boo them.

I am hereby awarding an attaboy to all involved.
ATTABOY

[blackbart.223]

"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."

Who needs them?