Peer-To-Peer News - The Week In Review - January 15th, '11

[JackSpratts]

Originally Posted by multi

Righthaven extends copyright lawsuit campaign to individual Web posters
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011...campaign-indi/

Court: Republishing Entire Newspaper Story is Fair Use
Eric Goldman

The defendants run a website on immigration issues. They posted to their website 100% of a 33 paragraph Las Vegas Review-Journal story on Las Vegas police targeting minorities.

The post attributed the story to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Righthaven then acquired the copyright to the story and, following its standard tactics, sued the defendants for copyright infringement without sending a takedown notice.

The defendants asserted a fair use defense, and the court granted it on summary judgment.
http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives...lishing_en.htm