Uh Oh! It's Those Dangerous Amusement Parks Again!

The story from Associated Press starts out ominously:

[Quotes removed... come on guys, I don't need the AP getting on my case about copyright infringement! -J]

Here’s the URL for MSNBC [although you can probably find it elsewhere]:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/441797.asp?bt=nm&btu=http://www.msnbc.com/tools/newstools/d/news_menu.asp&cp1=1
*** This post was edited by Jeff on 8/6/2000. ***

Is it just me or does it seem like MSNBC is always all over these amusement park stories? It seems like every story is on MSNBC or its website.
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-Chris
"Any day, is a great day, to ride a rollercoaster!"

Do what you you feel is comfortable, Jeff, but copyright law does allow for "reasonable use", much like the excerpts I posted from the SFGA accident story. Don't get spooked by the action the BLADE took recently---the radio guy was reading the paper verbatim, therefore, he was openly stealing. (If anything, I was helping MSNBC, since I only used part of the story; gave MSNBC credit; and referred people back to the MSNBC site.)

Having come from a broadcast background, I'd rather err on the side of caution. Case law is evolving right now with the use of the Internet, and I don't want to be an example.

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Jeff
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