ABC/Disney Shuts Down Blog Exercising Fair Use

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  1. Impotence

    Impotence May the source be with u!

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    "A blogger named Spocko had his blog shut down by ABC/Disney lawyers because he had posted clips from an ABC Radio-affiliated program and commented on their content, as well as informed show advertisers of what exactly they were paying for. Spocko merely pointed out the content that station KSFO was broadcasting, and as a result Visa pulled their advertising from the station. More companies were reportedly considering pulling their ads. is available. From the Daily Kos article: 'How'd he do it? He did it the way it's always done - by working within the law, identifying points of weakness, exploiting them and being absolutely tenacious ... It appears to me as if Disney is attempting to bully a little guy in an unethical manner. Any media lawyer worth the air she breathes knows that Spocko's use was well protected.'"

    Source: Slashdot.org

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    If any members reading this have blogs, access to other forums news forums etc could they please stick it up. To help the mentioned blogger, spocko, the word needs to be spread (although slashdot should have done a good job of that :p)
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