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9:31 am Mon
Jun 15, 2015
The Intercept used a screenshot of the Sunday Times front page in a story that criticized the paper for its crappy, gullible, manipulative Snowden reporting.
The Murdoch-owned paper struck back by sending a copyright notice to The Intercept, claiming that the screenshot infringed, despite the clear fair use context (reproduction for the purpose of criticism and analysis).
Notice of infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998
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