Comments on: Fed court: quoting newspaper articles online is fair use http://boingboing.net/2012/03/11/fed-court-quoting-newspaper-a.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 16:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Slant http://boingboing.net/2012/03/11/fed-court-quoting-newspaper-a.html#comment-1368488 Slant Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=148537#comment-1368488 You know those times when you hear a song in your head?  Well, don't ever tell anyone about that, especially anyone associated w/ the RIAA.  One minute you're jamming along to whatever, the next: lobotomy! You know those times when you hear a song in your head?  Well, don’t ever tell anyone about that, especially anyone associated w/ the RIAA.  One minute you’re jamming along to whatever, the next: lobotomy!

]]> By: BBNinja http://boingboing.net/2012/03/11/fed-court-quoting-newspaper-a.html#comment-1368137 BBNinja Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=148537#comment-1368137 Newspapers: The Internet is putting us out of business. Newspapers: We don't want anyone talking about us on the Internet. Well played, Newspapers. Newspapers: The Internet is putting us out of business.

Newspapers: We don’t want anyone talking about us on the Internet.

Well played, Newspapers.

]]> By: jeligula http://boingboing.net/2012/03/11/fed-court-quoting-newspaper-a.html#comment-1367986 jeligula Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=148537#comment-1367986 Common sense prevails, for once.  If I read a newspaper article and then told you about it, would I be guilty of infringement?  I sincerely hope not. But that seems to be the direction these days, doesn't it? Common sense prevails, for once.  If I read a newspaper article and then told you about it, would I be guilty of infringement?  I sincerely hope not. But that seems to be the direction these days, doesn’t it?

]]> By: Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/2012/03/11/fed-court-quoting-newspaper-a.html#comment-1367896 Maggie Koerth-Baker Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=148537#comment-1367896 Does this mean that we can post excerpts from the Associated Press without fear?  Does this mean that we can post excerpts from the Associated Press without fear? 

]]> By: Ipo http://boingboing.net/2012/03/11/fed-court-quoting-newspaper-a.html#comment-1367866 Ipo Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=148537#comment-1367866 In a surprise move, the  U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada came to a common sense decision.  In a surprise move, the  U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada came to a common sense decision. 

]]> By: Ipo http://boingboing.net/2012/03/11/fed-court-quoting-newspaper-a.html#comment-1367856 Ipo Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=148537#comment-1367856  <i> ... to ensure they are compensated by "commercial traders" that use pieces of their copyrighted content online...   The ruling meant that users of a clippings service must have a licence from newspaper publishers...  </i> That seems very different.    … to ensure they are compensated by “commercial traders” that use pieces of their copyrighted content online…   The ruling meant that users of a clippings service must have a licence from newspaper publishers… 

That seems very different. 

]]> By: swashbucklingmonkey http://boingboing.net/2012/03/11/fed-court-quoting-newspaper-a.html#comment-1367857 swashbucklingmonkey Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=148537#comment-1367857 I see what you did there... I see what you did there…

]]> By: bluest_one http://boingboing.net/2012/03/11/fed-court-quoting-newspaper-a.html#comment-1367800 bluest_one Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=148537#comment-1367800 Someone should pass it on to <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/09/search_engines_and_online_news_aggregators_could_have_to_pay_to_use_snippets_from_german_news_sites/" rel="nofollow">Germany</a>. Someone should pass it on to Germany.

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