Copyrights, be aware of them.

[Texas1911]

(Ironically ninja'd from Calguns, whom has done their homework on it) http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=394905

There is a law firm called 'Righthaven, LLC' which is aquiring rights to articles from various media groups and then suing anyone who uses articles or photos from the papers that are part of those media groups.

There have been blogs and web site shut down over this, Righthaven basically sues hoping for a settlement and sites that can not afford to fight in court or pay them off close down.

Apparently Righthaven has moved in to more questionable waters recently by suing Pajamas Media directly in spite of PM having a registered DMCA Agent.
If a site registers an Agent for contact under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) a copyright holder is required to contact that agent about removing the copyrighted image or article prior to filing suit.
Pajamas Media has a registered Agent, as does Calguns, but Righthaven filed suit in spite of that.

Rather than chase their own tails trying to remove selected articles from these papers many web site, again including Calguns.net now, are simply 'blacking out' these media groups and their papers/websites.
No photos, no articles, nothing from those on the list of media groups signing on with Righthaven.


Below is a list of newspapers by media group affiliated with Righthaven, LLC, do not post any photos or articles from these newspapers.

Here is a link to an Excel/ Open Office spreadsheet with the names and websites for the listed papers:
www.calguns.net/righthaven-newspapers.xlsx

MediaNews Group

* Alameda Times-Star
* Enterprise-Record
* Times-Standard
* Argus
* The Daily Review
* Lake County Record-Bee
* Press-Telegram
* The Monterey County Herald
* Marin Independent Journal
* Oakland Tribune
* Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
* Oroville Mercury-Register
* Pasadena Star-News
* Tri-Valley Herald
* Red Bluff Daily News
* Redlands Daily Facts
* The Sun
* San Jose Mercury News
* San Mateo County Times
* Santa Cruz Sentinel
* Daily Breeze
* The Ukiah Daily Journal
* The Reporter
* Times-Herald
* Contra Costa Times
* San Gabriel Valley Tribune
* Whittier Daily News
* Daily Democrat
* Daily News
* Daily Camera
* The Denver Post
* Fort Morgan Times
* Journal-Advocate
* Sentinel & Enterprise
* The Sun
* North Adams Transcript
* The Berkshire Eagle
* The Detroit News
* St. Paul Pioneer Press
* Alamogordo Daily News
* Carlsbad Current-Argus
* The Deming Headlight
* The Daily Times
* Las Cruces Sun-News
* Public Opinion
* The Evening Sun
* Lebanon Daily News
* The York Dispatch
* York Daily Record - York Sunday News
* El Paso Times
* The Salt Lake Tribune
* Bennington Banner
* Brattleboro Reformer
* Charleston Daily Mail

WEHCO Media

* WECHO Media
* Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
* Banner News
* Benton County Daily Record
* California Democrat
* Camden News
* Chattanooga Times Free Press
* El Dorado News-Times
* Fulton Sun
* News Tribune
* NW Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
* NW Arkansas Times
* Rogers Morning News
* Springdale Morning News
* Texarkana Gazette
* The Sentinel-Record

Stephens Media

* Southwest Times Record
* Pine Bluff Commercial
* North Little Rock Times
* Press Argus Courier
* Jacksonville Patriot
* Sherwood Voice
* Maumelle Monitor
* Cabot Star-Herald
* Lonoke Democrat
* Carlisle Independent
* Hot Springs Village Voice
* Van Buren County Democrat
* Booneville Democrat
* Charleston Express
* Greenwood Democrat
* Paris Express
* White Hall Progress
* Lincoln Leader
* Farmington Post
* Prairie Grove Enterprise
* Hawaii Tribune-Herald
* West Hawaii Today
* Big Island Weekly
* North Hawaii News
* Las Vegas Review-Journal
* Las Vegas CityLife
* El Tiempo
* Las Vegas Business Press
* Boulder City Review
* Ely Times, Ely
* Rebel Nation
* Pahrump Valley Times
* Eureka Sentinal
* Tonopah Times-Bonanza
* Courier-Tribune
* The Herald Democrat
* Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise
* Pawhuska Journal-Capital
* Anna-Melissa Tribune
* Grayson County Shopper
* Prosper Press, Prosper
* Van Alstyne Leader
* Lake Texoma Life
* The Daily Herald
* The Advertiser News
* The Value Guide
* Franklin Life
* Brentwood Life
* Healthy Living
* The Daily World
* The Vidette
* The North Coast News
* The South Beach Bulletin
* East County News

 

[Texas42]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

Is it ok to post a link to the above media?

 

[Texas1911]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

Is it ok to post a link to the above media?

I'd rather not. They are suing anyone that puts ANY of their content out on their page, and frankly I don't want to give them any reward (traffic) for it.

 

[Wolfwood]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

ta hell with these goof balls.

i beleive i have heard about this. and yes they have started a stink over people simply posting links to copyrighted material.

IIRC anyway.

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

understood besides i only look at the pics

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

I was under the impression that they did not want an "entire" story cut & pasted to a site, I did not know they did not allow links to an article.

Seems to me they would get more views if they allowed people to link to their papers, I know I generally view other stories when I get a link to
a paper or something.

 

[dobarker]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

Well that's just not nice of them at all.

 

[Texas1911]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

I was under the impression that they did not want an "entire" story cut & pasted to a site, I did not know they did not allow links to an article.

Seems to me they would get more views if they allowed people to link to their papers, I know I generally view other stories when I get a link to
a paper or something.

They are cutting their own throat, and if they are going to run around strong-arming people like this ... to hell with them. No wonder the printed media has gone to online digital media, and now they are pulling this? What kind of trained monkey runs these outfits?

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

They are cutting their own throat, and if they are going to run around strong-arming people like this ... to hell with them. No wonder the printed media has gone to online digital media, and now they are pulling this? What kind of trained monkey runs these outfits?

Agreed!

 

[Partychief67]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

Isn't this already old settled law under the "fair use doctrine"?

 

[Texas1911]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

Isn't this already old settled law under the "fair use doctrine"?

It doesn't stop the lawsuits ... they aren't even complying with the law that they are using to sue forums.

 

[Clockwork]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

Sound like some real douchers.

 

[Partychief67]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

Got it... can you please give a "for dummys" idea of specifically what not to do, in order to stay legal? I don't see how a discussion forum can function without referring to outside sources of material occasionally. Another reason to love the legal profession I guess.

 

[navyguy]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

What a bunch of douchers.

 

[Partychief67]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

And I also forgot the DMCA "safe harbour"... How are these fools not getting in trouble in court? These seem to be frivolous lawsuits in my opinion... but then, I ain't a lawyer.

 

[nalioth]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

You're a little behind the times.

Righthaven Says It Will Stop Suing Over News Excerpts

This type of frivolous lawsuit is going to get the law firms involved disbarred. It is nothing more than extortion couched in legal terms.

 

[Texas1911]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

You're a little behind the times.

Righthaven Says It Will Stop Suing Over News Excerpts

This type of frivolous lawsuit is going to get the law firms involved disbarred. It is nothing more than extortion couched in legal terms.

Cool, however, I still want people to be aware of possible issues.

 

[texas_teacher]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

ta hell with these goof balls.

i beleive i have heard about this. and yes they have started a stink over people simply posting links to copyrighted material.

IIRC anyway.

what a bunch of sh!tpush!ng f@gg0ts...

do they not understand that this is getting traffic to their website?

 

[texas_teacher]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

Cool, however, I still want people to be aware of possible issues.

Thanks Cap-I-Tain...

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Re: Copywrites, be aware of them.

Yep, in the article it states that using "8" sentences out of a "30" sentence article was no problem.....And no, this was not a cut & paste from the article, lol...