Publisher Drops Copyright Claim, Favors Fair Use | PCWorld
Connotea Imports 2012-07-31
Summary:
"If you've ever copied an excerpt from an online publication and pasted it in a public place on the Internet, you're a bit safer today from being sued for copyright infringement thanks to the Democratic Underground. The liberal and progressive website won a victory yesterday for "Fair Use" of copyrighted material on the Internet when a media company in Las Vegas withdrew its opposition to dismissal of a lawsuit against the organization for copyright infringement...."