http://www.lexferenda.com/26102007/yoyow-2007/ daithí mac sithigh's blog on cyberlaw & media law Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:05:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.lexferenda.com/26102007/yoyow-2007/#comment-3049 cearta.ie » Blog Archive » Fox might report, but they won’t let us decide Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:17:26 +0000 http://www.lexferenda.com/26102007/yoyow-2007/#comment-3049 [...] on Lex Ferenda, Daithí has highlighted that, in the US, Fox News has written to US Republican Presidential [...] [...] on Lex Ferenda, Daithí has highlighted that, in the US, Fox News has written to US Republican Presidential [...]

]]> http://www.lexferenda.com/26102007/yoyow-2007/#comment-3048 Eoin Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:24:24 +0000 http://www.lexferenda.com/26102007/yoyow-2007/#comment-3048 For what it's worth, a similar Canadian flap (see <a href="http://www.digital-copyright.ca/node/2950" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://bobtarantino.blogs.com/blog/2007/01/wouldve_said_no.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>) in January provoked Michael Geist (<a href="http://www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1649&Itemid=125" rel="nofollow">here</a>) into commenting that such usage would be fair use in the USA and the law ought to be changed to reach such a conclusion in Canada. I'm with you; I want someone to call Fox's bluff. For what it’s worth, a similar Canadian flap (see here and here) in January provoked Michael Geist (here) into commenting that such usage would be fair use in the USA and the law ought to be changed to reach such a conclusion in Canada. I’m with you; I want someone to call Fox’s bluff.

]]> http://www.lexferenda.com/26102007/yoyow-2007/#comment-3045 Daithí Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:26:18 +0000 http://www.lexferenda.com/26102007/yoyow-2007/#comment-3045 The latest - Fox have now decided to <a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/26/fox-says-all-candidates-to-stop-using-images-from-news-channel/" rel="nofollow">write to <i>all</i> candidates</a> with a cease-and-desist. I hope someone calls their bluff. The latest - Fox have now decided to write to all candidates with a cease-and-desist. I hope someone calls their bluff.

]]> http://www.lexferenda.com/26102007/yoyow-2007/#comment-3035 Eoin Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:50:24 +0000 http://www.lexferenda.com/26102007/yoyow-2007/#comment-3035 Fox are playing a dangerous game. I can foresee a respectable argument that First Amendment political speech concerns make it a non-commercial fair use. And an express Federal Circuit Court holding to that effect would certainly set the cat amongst the pigeons for those broadcasters like Fox who continue to insist on restricting copyright in political debates which they host / broadcast. Fox are playing a dangerous game. I can foresee a respectable argument that First Amendment political speech concerns make it a non-commercial fair use. And an express Federal Circuit Court holding to that effect would certainly set the cat amongst the pigeons for those broadcasters like Fox who continue to insist on restricting copyright in political debates which they host / broadcast.

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