[Rudey]

The free articles are usually not too detailed but anyway their costs are supported through advertisements, market data collection, etc. If you post an article on here then the paper loses income from that. That's one reason.

-Rudey

Originally posted by hoosier
I watch these things with careful interest, and I have never seen any action taken or threatened concerning reposting stuff from one spot to another, like posting a newspaper story here in GC.

Sure, XYZ newspaper would prefer that you post a link to their site (rather than copy and post the article), since if you visit their site you help their visitor counts and maybe see/visit/buy their advertisiers. Some even have "warnings" on their sites.

But to be practical, if an item (story) is available on their site free, and someone posts it to GC or some other free site, who is hurt (damaged). What damages could they claim in court? If they have little or nothing to sue for, the possibility of a suit is about zero. No money? No lawyer is interested.

If any newspaper was taking action against free re-posters, it would be widely publicized by other newspapers, I'm sure.

Two sites I watch for funny stuff are www.badjocks.com and Obscurestore.com, and both of these actively seek donations from web surfers, and seek newspaper publicity, radio interviews, etc. Both also only post a link and about two sentences on any story - in part, I suppose, because they have assets and income.

I am, of course, an experienced and veteran ex-chapter house lawyer, so please do not consider this legal advice, or if you do - send me some cash.