[afraidfortherepublic]

Congratulations!

[dighton]

Splendid.

A champagne toast to you; cyanide (I'll gladly pay) for E*****r and company.

[BluesDuke]

Splendid news! :)

[Brian Allen]

Thank you and thank God, Jim Robinson.

Put up a holler if the legal fund needs more money.

And, for what it's worth and despite that [Or more probably, "because"] I am a near-obsessive news junkie and a Mr Limbaughesque "Relentless Seeker Of The Truth," I will never dignify either of their servers with a "Click;" knowingly spend a cent on one of their products -- nor willingly on the products and/or services of one of their advertisers.

Warmest FReegards -- Brian

[JohnHuang2]

CONGRATULATIONS, JIM -- LONG LIVE FREEREPUBLIC!!!!

[truthkeeper]

I am so happy that this is finally over for you. Like they say, that which does not kill you makes you strong.

[AngrySpud]

Most excellent. Bless you and your family for hanging in there! In this case, Right makes Might!

[PRND21]

Congrats and continued success!

[nicollo]

I see you've resigned to plaintiff's interpretation of fair use in terms of full-text posting. I can appreciate this, if only in terms of this case (a notion you and Bryan seem to put forth). The nice thing is that nothing has been conceded in the legal record.

The irony here is that the WP/LAT silence themselves just as they pull the plug on the FR microphone. So be it. They have a larger foot to lose, and they'll bleed more, besides.

So I gather that the strategy is to take this case as example and go at it one at a time. That's all very well, and I doubt anyone can expect more than an agreement to limit postings to a paragraph or two. The burden is upon them, now.

I still believe firmly that full article posting is crucial to our mission and integral to our rights.

I never liked "mirror" posts, and I don't like use of photos, especially those that are not newsworthy. I concede no comparison to our use of full-text articles.

It's sad, then. My first article posted here was a copy of the (com)Post '98 annual report. I was amazed that they buried the cost of the .com section. Could I post it again? Or is an SEC document covered by this agreement?

See what I mean?

[brat]

FANFREEPINGTASTIC! WHOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOO!

[Salvation]

Thank you for hanging in there and fighting the good fight for us.
God bless.

[potlatch]

Free Republic is VERY alive, and VERY well - long may it live!

[A CA Guy]

Good for you Jim. The costs to continue in court are redicuous.

You have probably just added 50 future years to your life by getting out of court.

I am so happy for you and FR.

[patriciaruth]

Absolutely fabulous news!!! I don't have time to read 500 posts, but please let me know what the legal fees situation is with you now.

Cheers!
Patty

[capitan_refugio]

Well, I'll say this much. I dumped the LA Times and I'm not going to renew the subscription now. I get the Ventura Star, and although it is not the size of the Times, it at least has some reporting standards.

Last week the Time published an editorial on offshore oil and gas (the whole Sec. Norton vs Gov Davis thing). They made a factual error in EVERY paragraph! Screw 'em!!

[L.N. Smithee]

So much for the "Free Republic Death Watch." Where's Chappell Aldridge? Where's Todd Fahey? I want to buy them a drink...NOT!!! And it looks like we will indeed outlast Salon, who took a nice hit in the shorts over their Deep Throat "revelation."

Congratulations, Jim. Thanks for everything.

[Caipirabob]

I...I...I don't understand it. Does this imply there other other sites on the internet outside of FreeRepublic? ...and they don't like us?

[Simcha7]

HALLELUJAH!

For Answered Prayers!

Thank You JimRob and Family for All that You've Done.

It was well worth the long struggle.

LET FREEDOM RING!

[LantzALot]

It would have been nice if they had been more interested in journalism, but it's good to have this out of the way, at least.

[MichaelP]

I'm glad it's finally over Jim. Thanks for perservering!

Mike