-Caveat Lector- ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 10:14 AM Subject: FreeRepublic Faces Closure in Lawsuit : Washington Post, Los Angeles Times To Put End To Robinson ; LSN Staff
> FreeRepublic Faces Closure in Lawsuit > Washington Post, Los Angeles Times To Put End To Robinson > > 2/5/02 10:14:02 AM > LSN Staff > > Washington, DC -- The website FreeRepublic.com may be shut down by order > of a judge within weeks > as a lawsuit by the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times for > $1,000,000 in > copyright infringement damages against Jim Robinson, operator of > FreeRepublic, > goes forward. > > The essence of FreeRepublic's argument is that it is a "censorship free > discussion forum", but the Post and the Times are expected to bring forth > arguments that it is in fact censoring users and utilizing their material > in > furtherance of political goals, rather than as an "educational resource" > as > Robinson claims. > > According to Todd Brendan Fahey, a former CIA agent working with the > Center for > Libertarian Studies, much in the way that former CIA agents work for > National > Review, an email from Robinson stating: > > "Those who are coming in here to post a bunch of propaganda to smear Bush > or > otherwise harm the war effort are going to be deleted." > > is one of several exhibits that may be used to prove that Robinson is not > creating an "uncensored" or "educational" forum but is using his website > to > achieve political goals and further political interests. > > FreeRepublic lost its case in its lower court ruling. If it wins on > appeal, it > would establish that any website that is not for profit can repost > articles in > full from other publications for the purpose of commentary. If it loses, > FreeRepublic will likely be shut down by the judgement. > > > Libertarian Socialist News > Post Office Box 12244 > Silver Spring, MD 20908 > > http://www.overthrow.com > (check out our messageboards -- discuss this story on-line!) > > (Formerly http://www.libertariansocialist.com) > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
