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76. Not necessarily. See post number 61
Mon Oct 8, 2012, 10:55 AM
Oct 2012

There is a lot of amateur -- and largely uninformed -- lawyering going on in this thread.

NBC tells Obama not to use footage [View all] Ichingcarpenter Oct 2012 OP
I'd say if they are covering the election and mention the candidates, it's fair brewens Oct 2012 #1
2 words Godless in Seattle Oct 2012 #31
+1 blkmusclmachine Oct 2012 #85
But it is copywrited, MadHound Oct 2012 #2
Fair Use trumps that. Lex Oct 2012 #9
No, it doesn't, MadHound Oct 2012 #37
Scolarship is only one exemption.. X_Digger Oct 2012 #46
This isn't criticism or comment, MadHound Oct 2012 #55
How is it not comment?!? X_Digger Oct 2012 #56
If I were NBC, I would have a problem abumbyanyothername Oct 2012 #58
LOL! touché n/t X_Digger Oct 2012 #59
If I were NBC, I would be delighted to have someone running my footage on ABC or CBS JDPriestly Oct 2012 #74
You should have bolded 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #79
If the excerpt is short enough, its fair use cprise Oct 2012 #70
Maybe I've been watching too much Newsroom... intersectionality Oct 2012 #87
then can a campaign use any copyrighted music that they want under that same fair use? eom yawnmaster Oct 2012 #43
That is my understanding, too cpamomfromtexas Oct 2012 #80
They're using broadcasting rights granted by "We the people." R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2012 #78
You'd be completely wrong dems_rightnow Oct 2012 #3
There are legal exceptions dennis4868 Oct 2012 #4
It sounds like their objection is to making it seem like their ANCHORS ejpoeta Oct 2012 #5
No! You're completely wrong. longship Oct 2012 #10
I am aware of fair use dems_rightnow Oct 2012 #15
Commercial venture doesn't matter. Lex Oct 2012 #18
Yes dems_rightnow Oct 2012 #21
It's a political ad, not 'commentary' or 'news reporting' muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #36
It's news! It was on the airwaves, a public conveyance. longship Oct 2012 #33
It is how you use it that determines fair use Ms. Toad Oct 2012 #41
It doesn't matter that its news or was on the airwaves. onenote Oct 2012 #42
See other posts in this thread. Yes it does! longship Oct 2012 #49
My three decades of copyright law practice onenote Oct 2012 #57
Glad you posted here. longship Oct 2012 #60
I only know of one comparable case onenote Oct 2012 #61
Thank you for the clarification. longship Oct 2012 #62
Isn't it a bit like DU's problems with Righthaven? Generic Other Oct 2012 #71
Its not a restriction on quoting onenote Oct 2012 #75
This seems like fair use. mattclearing Oct 2012 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Lex Oct 2012 #17
Keep using, laws or truth don't matter to Rmoneys campaign. Tribetime Oct 2012 #7
Hell, truth doesn't matter to NBC, either. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #19
you got that right, screw them. n/t Tribetime Oct 2012 #32
Amen! Matt Lauer's a Repubican shill - just like David "Raps-with-Rove" Gregory & Chucky Todd 66 dmhlt Oct 2012 #63
As is Lauer's fill-in for today... GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #64
An "if" question. If 100 people went to the same sports event, and if those 100 people filmed 2on2u Oct 2012 #8
Elementray dems_rightnow Oct 2012 #13
Their broadcast is a type of publishing muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #16
You don't think it was "news reporting?" Lex Oct 2012 #20
When an NBC employee says something? No. muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #26
I tend to agree davidpdx Oct 2012 #27
Last time I checked the president was trying to help everyone in this country profit, not only the 2on2u Oct 2012 #39
You're not copyrighting the event - Ms. Toad Oct 2012 #45
I Don't Think It Would Happen But The Obama Campaign Could Make A Decision Not To Air Any More Ads.. global1 Oct 2012 #11
They not only wouldn't lose a thing, they'd make even more money. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #22
Heh heh tavalon Oct 2012 #25
CopyRIGHT.. NOT copywrite. ananda Oct 2012 #12
Yup. Your rite. Curtland1015 Oct 2012 #14
Fair Use. But the Striesand effect helps us. nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #23
Too bad but unfortunately, they have the right tavalon Oct 2012 #24
This isn't a bad thing - lynne Oct 2012 #28
Response: "The Obama campaign will stop using your clips to point out Romney's lies when your JoePhilly Oct 2012 #29
"Andrea Mitchell is shown on air citing an independent" loyalsister Oct 2012 #30
I think it's this - she quoted the Tax Policy Center muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #34
Work around edhopper Oct 2012 #35
Yeah, I was thinking something like that! nm Cha Oct 2012 #48
Hey NBC ...do ya want to keep taking money for campaign ads from our side? L0oniX Oct 2012 #38
yes we wouldn't want the truth come between us and ratings of close race Tribetime Oct 2012 #40
I think NBC is making a mistake here. surrealAmerican Oct 2012 #44
I think to give the impression of neutrality JonLP24 Oct 2012 #67
So what about that Ad "Great Expectations"? Cha Oct 2012 #47
I had no idea there were so many copyright law scholars there are in DU!! WillowTree Oct 2012 #50
we have scholars of all types!! myself, there are innumerable subjects... yawnmaster Oct 2012 #53
They did it to Romney too in January alsame Oct 2012 #51
...commercial that consists almost entirely of... cprise Oct 2012 #72
The proper response should be we will think about it in a couple of weeks. Historic NY Oct 2012 #52
and then NBC hits the campaign littlewolf Oct 2012 #54
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa boyedav1969 Oct 2012 #65
This is within fair use Anthony McCarthy Oct 2012 #66
Not necessarily. See post number 61 onenote Oct 2012 #76
Just saw this ad this morning :) nc4bo Oct 2012 #68
Who is NBC running for President this year? Buchanon (again)? Trump? KurtNYC Oct 2012 #69
3 words: Fair Use Doctrine. Oh, yeah, and two letters: F and U - n/t coalition_unwilling Oct 2012 #73
Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #77
Threadjacking JTFrog Oct 2012 #90
Wrong thread. Stick to the subject, please. nt. OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #92
Notice to GE: We, the people are taking back the airwaves-fuck your "full spectrum dominance" bobthedrummer Oct 2012 #81
.... DeSwiss Oct 2012 #82
NBC is Doing Great! demwing Oct 2012 #83
I saw the ad on local station late this afternoon Oilwellian Oct 2012 #84
It's run four times in the first two ALDS games I've watched jsmirman Oct 2012 #86
Good. I don't want to see Andrea Greenspan's face in anything democratic as she mfcorey1 Oct 2012 #88
While we're at it we should weaken the ridiculous copyright laws here anyway. MessiahRp Oct 2012 #89
Saw the ad again this morning. Good! Piss on NBC. nt. OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #91
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