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Back in Court, GateHouse Gives Not Great News Based on Creative Commons License
Submitted by New Media Rights on Thu, 08/05/2010 - 11:32
GateHouse Media, Inc., a publisher of local newspapers is suing That's Great News, LLC (TGN) in Illinois federal district court, claiming breach of contract and copyright infringement. (See our threat database entry for more background information on the case.) In the complaint, GateHouse alleged that TGN was selling plaques emblazoned with unauthorized reprints of GateHouse newspaper articles in violation of their Creative Commons licenses. As you may have guessed, TGN is in the business of selling fancy plaques displaying really "great news" about the people and companies featured in the local papers.




















