Related Publications in the LAT/WP vs Free Republic Settlement Agreement

Free Republic LAT/WP Settlement Agreement ^ | 06/24/02 | Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

As part of our settlement with the LAT/WP, we have agreed to post only short excerpts and links from the following LAT/WP related publications:

Page 13: Tribune Company, basically anything published by the Chicago Tribune or subsidiaries or related companies.

Page 14: Tribune Broadcasting and Television.

Page 15: Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun, Hartford Courant, News Day.

Page 16: Times Mirror companies.

Page 17: (blank page).

Page 18: The Washington Post, The Daily Herald Company, The Gazette Newspapers.

Page 19: Legislate, Newsweek, Post Newsweek Companies.

[McGavin999]

OK Jim, but it's their loss. In case they haven't noticed, most of the readers are conservatives and most conservatives are Freepers. They don't get posted here, they become irrelevant.

[summer]

John, I know I for one will never remember all these sources that can only be linked/excerpted and not posted in full. I hope maybe you can come up with some fabulous new option on the posting page which allows people to see, there, which publications can not be posted in full. Just a suggestion. Thanks.

[summer]

No pressure to join the boycott...

Thanks, Willie. I am chucking to myself because I think that even if I wanted to boycott all these sources, I would simply never remember all of them! The 'pressure' is in trying to get this entire list straight! LOL... :)

[summer]

John, Maybe you can add a drop-down menu box, listing all these sources named in the settlement, so that when someone posts, and enters the source on the "Source" line in the post, the drop down menu appears first, and a person can scan the list. Well, again, just an idea...

[Willie Green]

Here is the link for AP stories at the Las Vegas Sun. I found it while trying to keep from going to the WP website that Drudge sent me to!

Thank-you. But that one seems somewhat limited -- I didn't find much business/economics/stock market stories there.

See what you think about the AP at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: http://www.post-gazette.com/APwire. It seems to have a lot more AP categories to select from.

[Drango]

Can we not post articles at all from these publications, or can we only include just a short excerpt and link from the sources you named?

As I understand it (and I havn't seen it)the consent decree says "FULL".

And while I don't think Jim and the moderators will like it (sorry Jim) that means the total article LESS ONE WORD.

But being a loyal FReeper, and since it ain't my money on the line...I'm gonna do what Jim tells me :-)

[toenail]

Hartford Courant

I posted an article from there not too long ago, so it does happen.

Columbia Journalism Review's list of Who Owns What -- which corporations own which propaganda outlets...

[Jim Robinson]

They originally wanted to allow us to use the title only. Then they relented to title and one sentence. In the final agreement it ended up that we must stay within the "meaning" of the fair use section of the copyright act. Well, court cases have been won and lost over uses ranging from a single quote to full text use. Depends on a lot of factors, not to mention the individual judge's bias (and the phase of the moon). Oh, well. I believe that under fair use, we should probably have no copyright problems if we limit ourselves to a very brief excerpt such as a lead-in or say the first paragraph. Anymore than that and we'll probably hear complaints and threats.

[RonDog]

From http://www.tribune.com/tribsites/index.htm:

Tribune Sites

Corporate
Tribune Company (home)

Newspapers
Los Angeles Times
Chicago Tribune
Newsday, New York
The Baltimore Sun
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
The Hartford Courant
The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.
Daily Press, Newport News, Va.
The Advocate, Stamford, Conn.
Greenwich Time, Greenwich, Conn.
Hoy, New York
La Opinion,  Los Angeles (partnership with La Opinion)

Classifieds
CareerBuilder*
Cars.com*
Apartments.com*
Newhomenetwork.com*
Homescape.com*
BrassRing.com*
Classified Ventures*
*Operated in partnership with other media companies.

Television
WPIX-TV, New York
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles
WGN-TV, Chicago
CLTV News, Chicago
WPHL-TV, Philadelphia
WLVI-TV, Boston
KDAF-TV, Dallas
WBDC-TV, Washington
WATL-TV, Atlanta
KHWB-TV, Houston
KCPQ-TV, Seattle
KTWB-TV, Seattle
WBZL-TV, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
KWGN-TV, Denver
KTXL-TV, Sacramento
KSWB-TV, San Diego
WXIN-TV, Indianapolis
WTIC-TV, Hartford - New Haven
WXMI-TV, Grand Rapids
WGNO-TV, New Orleans
WNOL-TV, New Orleans
WPMT-TV, Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York
WEWB-TV, Albany

Entertainment and Leisure
Chicago Cubs
ChicagoSports.com
Go2orlando.com
Metromix
Calendarlive.com
Showtime Interactive
HRticket.com
Tribune Media Services
Zap2it.com
Comics Page
Tribune Entertainment

Radio
WGN-AM, Chicago
The Hawk, Denver
KOSI-FM, Denver
KEZW-AM, Denver

Community
BlackVoices

[Jim Robinson]

Great! And someone found this one a couple days ago:

Businesses of the Washington Post Company

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

You and me both. I cancelled our subscription to the Chicago Tribune over a couple of years ago, and I sure as heck am NOT going to read stories via their website - especially now.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Thanks, Tonk, for the heads-up ping - much appreciated.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

So much for buying Cubs tickets in the future. That's OK - I really won't miss 'em. :-)

[hmmmmm]

Forgive me if I am misinterpreting this but, just by listing some of these "publications" you are giving court-ordered free advertising to something noone has heard of and most likely will never hear of again? *G* You'll let us know as the letters of commendation come in?

Thank you for taking the brunt of all of this!

[Jim Robinson]

I'll let you know. Thanks. LOL

[Michael2001]

Wow, these SOB's own a lot of crap. Didn't realize it was this much.

[Jim Robinson]

Yes sir. Spreading 100% pure U.S. Gov. grade "A" donkey dung all across the fruited plains and sea to shining sea.

[summer]

Of course I meant: Thanks, Willie. I am chuckling to myself...