Copyright Law Used to Shut Down Site 206
driptray writes "The Sydney Morning Herald reports that an Australian mining industry group has used copyright laws to close a website that parodied a coal industry ad campaign. A group known as Rising Tide created the website using the slogan "Rising sea levels: brought to you by mining" in response to the mining industry's slogan of "Life: brought to you by mining". The mining industry claimed that the "content and layout" of the parody site infringed copyright, but when Rising Tide removed the copyrighted photos and changed the layout, the mining industry still lodged a complaint. Is this a misuse of copyright law in order to stifle dissent?"
Re:Why do I always answer rhetorical question? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:well.. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:A little OT... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:well.. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Australia is not a part of the US (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Walk the Walk. (Score:4, Funny)
Perhaps not... but I believe in Australia they are, in fact, powered by coal.
Re:No Copying, Thus No Fair Use Needed (Score:3, Funny)
Next in the news, the letter "Z" is being sued by the number "2" for copyright infringement, saying that "Z" bears an unreasonably close likeness and is maliciously capitalizing on this fact.
Re:Why do I always answer rhetorical question? (Score:2, Funny)
call him a man?
Homer: Seven!
Lisa: No, Dad, it's a rhetorical question.
Homer: Rhetorical, eh? Eight!
Lisa: Dad, do you even know what "rhetorical" means?
Homer: [incredulous] Do I know what "rhetorical" means?!
Re:A little OT... (Score:3, Funny)
Translated for my /. brethren...
Ack, this is an example of NOT having a life. My mistake. Now, excuse me, I have to go farm some more Fel Iron. ;)
Cheers,
Fozzy
Re:well.. (Score:1, Funny)