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News aggregator not liable for 'hot news' misappropriation
Financial news aggregator Theflyonthewall.com Inc. cannot be held liable for "hot news" misappropriation because the New York state law is… -
Removing photo credit creates DMCA liability
Individuals who physically remove credit lines attached to photographs violate a federal law that prevents people from stripping out copyright… -
Federal court orders Gawker to pull Palin's book excerpts
The U.S. District Court in New York City ordered Gawker Media Saturday to remove excerpts of former U.S. vice presidential… -
Website admits copyright, "hot news" violations
Financial news service Briefing.com settled a lawsuit with Dow Jones & Co. last week after the website admitted to violating… -
Las Vegas newspaper sues websites over use of content
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is suing dozens of websites that are using the newspaper’s content without permission. Righthaven LLC, a… -
Supreme Court rules freelancer settlement can stand
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a federal court in New York did in fact have the authority… -
Court rules AP’s “hot news” claim can go forward
A federal court in New York on Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit by The Associated Press that claims a… -
AP alleges copyright infringement of Obama photo
Artist Shepard Fairey has admitted that his iconic red, white and blue "Hope" image of President Obama was based on a… -
Boston.com settles suit over linking
The copyright lawsuit between GateHouse Media and The New York Times Co. over linking articles on the Internet was settled… -
Media sues media over linking on Web sites
A battle over Web site links has landed two media companies in court. GateHouse Media, which owns several hundred newspapers…