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Rugian
rank Wed Jun 13 18:48:24 2018
-It contains numerous headlines (which after all is the only part of an article that people read) from various news sites

-It does not share ad revenue with said news sites (and unlike Google News, Turtle Crawler IS rolling in that sweet ad bling with this place)

-The thread titles do not constitute fair use because they contain, well, any content whatsoever

-As we all know, news headlines fully and accurately convey the same level and quality of information as a full article, so thread titles are basically piracy

-Even in the case of threads where only links are provided, UP is still siphoning off web traffic from news sites, rather than doing them a big favor by encouraging users to head over there (because I know I would TOTALLY frequent trash sites like BBC or The Guardian if Google News and UPers weren't regularly linking to there)

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In sum, UP should be declared a publisher and subjected to a blatant IP cash grab, together with any other forums, websites or Twitter users dedicated to any level of news coverage. Thanks Seb for making me see the light on this issue.

hood
rank Wed Jun 13 19:21:33 2018
http://www...hread=82752&time=1528910444794

Yep.

jergul
rank Wed Jun 13 19:50:26 2018
Ruggy
Headlines, a short summary, and links all fall under fair usage.

Copy-pasting an entire article would not.

But given the forum base, it is the IT equivalent of photo-copying an obituary to send to your grandma.

Not technically legal (by pending directives), but who gives a crap?

Seb
rank Wed Jun 13 23:47:36 2018
Rugian:

No curation - so would be a distributor. Come on rugian, I explicitly covered that point. Are you thick or something.

murder
rank Wed Jun 13 23:57:51 2018

"But given the forum base, it is the IT equivalent of photo-copying an obituary to send to your grandma."

It's her own obituary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_mUFrUV2xM

RugianLovesTheCock
rank Thu Jun 14 12:27:02 2018
"Are you thick or something. "

Are you? *wink, wink, nod, nod*

Turtle Crawler
rank Mon Jun 18 21:15:30 2018
I HAVE had a few people contact me to have a story removed.

I guess in theory I have no choice now with the euro laws

hood
rank Mon Jun 18 21:26:43 2018
Curious: what was your response to those requests?

Turtle Crawler
rank Tue Jun 19 00:39:39 2018
I googled, if the story was retracted and we were the only ones with it left I hid it. If I googled and it was elsewhere, especially the source, I wouldn't touch it.

I don't delete, but move to another board.

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Rugian rank	Wed Jun 13 18:48:24 2018 -It contains numerous headlines (which after all is the only part of an article that people read) from various news sites -It does not share ad revenue with said news sites (and unlike Google News, Turtle Crawler IS rolling in that sweet ad bling with this place) -The thread titles do not constitute fair use because they contain, well, any content whatsoever -As we all know, news headlines fully and accurately convey the same level and quality of information as a full article, so thread titles are basically piracy -Even in the case of threads where only links are provided, UP is still siphoning off web traffic from news sites, rather than doing them a big favor by encouraging users to head over there (because I know I would TOTALLY frequent trash sites like BBC or The Guardian if Google News and UPers weren't regularly linking to there) ---- In sum, UP should be declared a publisher and subjected to a blatant IP cash grab, together with any other forums, websites or Twitter users dedicated to any level of news coverage. Thanks Seb for making me see the light on this issue.
hood rank	Wed Jun 13 19:21:33 2018 http://www...hread=82752&time=1528910444794 Yep.
jergul rank	Wed Jun 13 19:50:26 2018 Ruggy Headlines, a short summary, and links all fall under fair usage. Copy-pasting an entire article would not. But given the forum base, it is the IT equivalent of photo-copying an obituary to send to your grandma. Not technically legal (by pending directives), but who gives a crap?
Seb rank	Wed Jun 13 23:47:36 2018 Rugian: No curation - so would be a distributor. Come on rugian, I explicitly covered that point. Are you thick or something.
murder rank	Wed Jun 13 23:57:51 2018 "But given the forum base, it is the IT equivalent of photo-copying an obituary to send to your grandma." It's her own obituary. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_mUFrUV2xM
RugianLovesTheCock rank	Thu Jun 14 12:27:02 2018 "Are you thick or something. " Are you? wink, wink, nod, nod
Turtle Crawler rank	Mon Jun 18 21:15:30 2018 I HAVE had a few people contact me to have a story removed. I guess in theory I have no choice now with the euro laws
hood rank	Mon Jun 18 21:26:43 2018 Curious: what was your response to those requests?
Turtle Crawler rank	Tue Jun 19 00:39:39 2018 I googled, if the story was retracted and we were the only ones with it left I hid it. If I googled and it was elsewhere, especially the source, I wouldn't touch it. I don't delete, but move to another board.
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