The problem is not copyright/derivative work, but whether reporting: "Investment firm said X" within minutes after investment firm publishes the report violates a 1918 Supreme Court case creating a "quasi-intellectual property right" in "hot news" (what we would now call breaking news). Here, the district court ordered flyonthewall.com to wait two hours before reporting on investment reports published by the plaintiffs.
Link Harvest: Hot News Doctrine and The FLyonthewall.com Case
The problem is not copyright/derivative work, but whether reporting: "Investment firm said X" within minutes after investment firm publishes the report violates a 1918 Supreme Court case creating a "quasi-intellectual property right" in "hot news" (what we would now call breaking news). Here, the district court ordered flyonthewall.com to wait two hours before reporting on investment reports published by the plaintiffs.
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Link Harvest: Middle Class Question and Answer
I forget how I stumbled on this old piece, but it is remarkable for the way it frames its question and how it answers the question.…
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Links re: Pai + FCC
http://prospect.org/article/decoding-doublespeak-fcc-chairman-pai…
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How My Brain Works, An Example
Here is an example of how my brain processes differently from most other people and why my status updates and posts usually need to end up so long.…
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