Fair use
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"Dancing Baby" decision on fair use considerations may help and hurt journalists
The recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals (9th Cir.) to require copyright owners to consider "fair uses" of…Categorized in Content Restrictions -
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Judge rules news clipping service infringed Associated Press' copyright
Online news aggregation websites that compile and resell news stories without the publisher's permission are committing copyright infringement and are…Categorized in Content Restrictions -
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Federal appeals court rules against magazine that published copyrighted secret celebrity wedding photos
A federal appellate court ruled that a Spanish-language gossip magazine violated the copyrights of a celebrity couple by publishing private…Categorized in Content Restrictions -
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Federal court finds Bloomberg's publication of copyrighted conference call recording to be fair use
A federal court last week rejected a copyright infringement lawsuit against Bloomberg L.P. for its unauthorized publication of a conference…Categorized in Content Restrictions -
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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…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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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…Categorized in Prior Restraint -
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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…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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AP aims to curb unauthorized online use of its content
The Associated Press on Monday announced new efforts to contain the rapid online spread of its content, saying legal action…Categorized in Content Restrictions