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patrioticliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 12:15 PM
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Can DU sue Freerepublic?
For copying posts from this site and pasting them there? :)
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 12:15 PM
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Well they could countersue on similar grounds
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hughee99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 12:27 PM
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9. For DU post,
what is written here could be considered "intellectual property" where as what the freepers write... well, fill in your own joke here.

Just kidding, I don't believe that there's a lawsuit here.
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Liberal In Texas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 12:15 PM
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1. NO.
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Beaver Tail Donating Member (903 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 12:16 PM
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2. Doubt it
I don't think copyright laws cover it but it is a great thought.
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 12:16 PM
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3. They would sue us too
People do the same thing here. They'd sue you right back. I think that's quite a pathetic term to sue someone on and quite a waste of time. If I was a lawyer I wouldn't bother it.
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DBoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 12:17 PM
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4. no - we'd have to provde monetary damages
and nothing they do could possible hurt us!
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 12:18 PM
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5. geez.. those pissants?,,,waste of time....n/t
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 12:18 PM
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6. no but they have been sued for copy-write infringement and lost
and they haven't learned their lesson yet so i wouldn't be surprised to see them in court again.
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 12:21 PM
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7. No, But I'll Happily Piss On Its Grave When It Dies From Its Own Lies!
Edited on Thu Aug-11-05 12:21 PM by DistressedAmerican
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 12:22 PM
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8. Even if we could, they're not worth the time and effort.
They are mere flies to us.
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tx_dem41 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 12:28 PM
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10. Now why would you want to do that, and ruin the harmony between..
the two groups?
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 12:31 PM
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11. no -
but they do have to credit the sources....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/707390/posts
Scanned images of the LAT/WP vs Free Republic Settlement docs and Amended Final Judgment.
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 01:23 PM
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12. What could we possibly get?
A bag of pork rinds, some used Toby Keith albums, an American flag made in China?

Hardly worth the effort.
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 01:40 PM
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13. We can't - but - a sympathetic judge could allow them to sue us
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