As a telecom lawyer, practicing on the periphery of media and copyright law, I've seen many companies seek a competitive advantage through the regulatory process. Actually, that's not quite complete: I've assisted some such companies, though more often have been on the pro-competitive side. So I was interested in the BatesLine blog's tale of being targeted by the Tulsa World newspaper, highlighted by the Professor yesterday. I even thought about writing about it.
Well no need, because Gary at RightPundit already published a righteous post with analysis and links. For bloggers, I concur with the advice offered by Kimberlee Weatherall and Eugene Volokh, the most important part of which is: to preserve the Copyright Law's "fair use" defense (17 U.S.C. § 107), never cut-and-paste an entire article.
So click over to Gary, who cautions, "When taking on the guys with all the money, you must make sure you stay well within the lines."
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Looks as if Doug Petch ran into similar trouble, this time from Roll Call.
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While I appreciate the publicity, it was actually The Daily Kos that ran into trouble with Roll Call. My post merely highlighted that fact and questioned Markos' response to their demand.
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