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Paywall for News.com and Online Community Social Media

Laurel Papworth

Not that I have any say in it – Fair use laws and my Creative Commons licence ensure that my content is free to roam the ‘net as long as it is not sold. But I accept at face -value the argument that News.com is being impartial, and aggregating opinions. Perhaps it won’t. Enter iTunes.

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The agreement also provides community nurses with improved mileage expenses.

Writtent Blog

The court of appeals held that the parody did not constitute fair use under copyright law, primarily due to its commercial character. The Supreme Court disagreed, holding that the commercial character of the song did not create a presumption that the parody violated fair use.