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I'm looking at starting a news blog with a friend, where we simply link and quote lots of news stories that are happy....
We were wondering about copyright - could we be sued? Or do blogs fall under the realm of fair use? What about images? Better to hotlink from their servers or resize to a smaller scale and host ourselves?
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I think at the very least if its news stories you need to reference where it originated. Just look at how other sites do it, and they always mention publishing site.
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I'd love "happy" news, but some people are "happier" when they are miserable. Just look at the feeding frenzy of the pol lounge.
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Originally Posted by Peter 
I'm looking at starting a news blog with a friend, where we simply link and quote lots of news stories that are happy....
I don't envy your having to read all the news just to glean off a few happy stories. Do you know how much poop you're going to have to wade through to get to the happy stuff?
Also, copyright. I believe you'd be in breach of it. Unfortunately.
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I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure it depends on what you mean by "quote." If you're just taking their stories and republishing them on your site, yeah, they could throw copyright in your face. If we're talking about a representative snippet from the story with a link to the full version on their site, I think you'd be on the side of angels. In fact, that's a very common format for blogs, and I don't think anyone's ever like, "No, don't tell them about this awesome piece I wrote!"
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by quote we mean a paragraph tops, always with a link to the original source.
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Fair use as long as you source of course.
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just put a notice saying copyright belongs to respectful owners and to contact me if there are any questions...
Oh, might as well drop a link too - Simply Happy News
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I once met a girl that sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
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Originally Posted by Peter
just put a notice saying copyright belongs to respectful owners and to contact me if there are any questions...
Oh, might as well drop a link too - Simply Happy News
Where's the RSS feed? 
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Originally Posted by Doofy
Where's the RSS feed?
Huh? Right here:
feed://simplyhappynews.com/rss
It was both in the Safari bar and on the right hand side. Plus you can subscribe to his Tumblr.
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Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -
Huh? Right here:
feed://simplyhappynews.com/rss
It was both in the Safari bar and on the right hand side.
Ahhh. It's in grey on the page, like the rest of the sidebar text. I likes my RSS feeds in orange!
Nowt showed in the usual spot (right of address bar) in my Safari.
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I'll make it orange just for you doof
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Originally Posted by Doofy
I likes my RSS feeds in orange!
Youse don't says?
(Last edited by Laminar; Oct 1, 2008 at 09:17 AM.
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Originally Posted by Laminar
Youse don't says?
Who invited Jar-Jar here?
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Originally Posted by Oisín
Who invited Jar-Jar here?
Swing and a miss.
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I could listens to peoples talk like that all days long.
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Originally Posted by Laminar
Swing and a miss.
Drats! Foiled again!
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
I could listens to peoples talk like that all days long.
Ya know I just realized there were no Star Wars characters with Irish brogues.
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Originally Posted by osiris
Ya know I just realized there were no Star Wars characters with Irish brogues.
Why on earth [pun intended!] would they be wearing Irish footwear a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, anyway?
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You are such a pain in the ass, Oisín.
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
You are such a pain in the ass, Oisín.
*dons preparatory mien*
*wait for it*
*it’s coming on now*
That’s what (s)he said. 
KA-CHING!
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That was almost redemptive.
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Hm...made it gender-neutral as an afterthought?
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Originally Posted by Oisín
Why on earth [pun intended!] would they be wearing Irish footwear a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, anyway?
Why the heck would a rastafarian be in galaxy far, far away, anyway?
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Originally Posted by osiris
Why the heck would a rastafarian be in galaxy far, far away, anyway?
Change of scenery?
Originally Posted by Laminar
Hm...made it gender-neutral as an afterthought?
Sort of a catch-all, just to be on the safe side.
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Well that would be the safe side, as far as pregnancy is concerned.
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Originally Posted by osiris
Why the heck would a rastafarian be in galaxy far, far away, anyway?
'Coz dat's where de good herb is, mon.
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No, man, they got space coke there!
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
Well that would be the safe side, as far as pregnancy is concerned.
Very true.
I prefer Space Fanta.
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I prefer Crystal Meth Pepsi.
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I'd like to thank Oisín for teaching me a new word : mien.
I don't just come to the lounge for laughs you know.
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^ I learned that word from the best: Agatha Christie.
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I thought it meant noodles.
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Originally Posted by moonmonkey
I thought it meant noodles.
That’s mian, silly. 
(Or, for reasons utterly inexplicable to me, mein in English)
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