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How/why is the HP allowed to repost content that isn't theirs?

• eli 14y ago
  They aren't reposting the WSJ's editorial, they're writing a blog post about the article.
  • retube 14y ago
    yeah but they quote large tracts of material
    • eli 14y ago
      I'm not sure what you're getting at. I take it you think they should not be allowed to quote as much from the source? Or is it their motivation for quoting that bothers you?
    • wpietri 14y ago
      The way they can do this legally is fair use: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use The question of how much they can excerpt is a good one, and I presume HuffPo's answer to that is, "As much as we can get away with."
• cagenut 14y ago
  'fair use' selective quoting of a few key lines and rephrasing of a paragraph or two fall within the bounds of fair use.