What Happens in Vegas: Review-Journal Sues FreeRepublic.com

I'm not sure where I come down on this particular issue. I'm a blogger, and as a regular part of Greenlee Gazette, I very often post excerpts from other sources.  I usually write at least a little as a lead-in, sometimes a lot. And I try to only excerpt a small enough portion (as below, always accredited with links) to fall under "fair use."  If the item is very short, sometimes I'll post the whole thing,  but that is rare.  So far, I've never gotten a complaint, and I'm very easy to contact.

That said, the target of this lawsuit is FreeRepublic, one of the leading arch-conservative, tea bagging outpost of the interwebs.  Theirs is a site of no dissent, extremely one-sided, Obama hating, Palin loving wingnuttery. And they basically have homophobia written into their bylaws.  Understandably, if something sour befalls FReeperland, I'm not going to cry about it too hard (tears of joy, maybe). Still, as a fellow internet commando--albiet from 180-degrees away, ideologically--a win for the Las Vegas Review-Journal could have a negative impact right across the blogging board.  Dammit, I prefer my schadenfreude a little clearer-cut.

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Conservative website among 3 sued over R-J copyrights

A conservative news-sharing website with plenty of experience in dealing with copyright issues has been sued for copyright infringement after Las Vegas Review-Journal stories allegedly were posted on its site.



Free Republic LLC, James C. Robinson and John Robinson, who are associated with the website www.freerepublic.com in Fresno, Calif., were sued in federal court in Las Vegas on Monday over the postings. . .

Read more at: Las Vegas Sun

Nevada: Paper Endorses McCain; Dems Early Voting Lead

These are two stories from my backyard, possibly missed by local Nevadans and Las Vegans due to the recovery of a kidnapped little boy, Cole Puffinburger, which has overrun local news. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy the little boy was found, and that he was apparently unharmed. But the story is a little outside this blog's focus.

I was surprised (just a little) to see that the Las Vegas Review Journal has endorsed John McCain. It is known as a right-leaning paper, of course. I've just had a hard time imagining how I might write a position paper in favor of John McCain. There's just very little to hang your hat on if you're not already a staunch Republican. But, endorse him they did.

But it may not have any influence here in the valley if early voting returns are any indicator. Early voting opened yesterday, and the results were a little surprising. Not only did more people vote on opening day than ever before, but a significant majority of those voters were Democrats. This is an election that Democrats can win, simply by showing up. So I'm relieved to say--at least at this early stage--we are.

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EDITORIAL: McCain for president


Read it at: Las Vegas Review-Journal

Fortunately, some of us are not waiting to "head to the polls this November," as the following shows:

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More Dems voting early


Read it at: Las Vegas Review-Journal