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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.
Best Practices for Creative Commons attributions - how to attribute works you reuse under a Creative Commons license
Submitted by New Media Rights on Fri, 12/11/2009 - 13:49
Sign our petition to support the Open College Textbook Act of 2009
Submitted by New Media Rights on Thu, 10/08/2009 - 14:45
Youtube puts ads on videos without permission
Submitted by art neill on Fri, 07/31/2009 - 16:57
Applying the YouTube Terms of Service: can I use a YouTube video in a presentation legally?
Submitted by jason eliaser on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 16:17New Media Rights files comments in Copyright Office music licensing rulemaking regarding Section 115 Compulsory Licenses
Submitted by New Media Rights on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 09:31A citizen's legal guide to using Creative Commons licenses
Submitted by New Media Rights on Mon, 11/19/2007 - 13:20
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