Righthaven, a recently created company, has filed hundreds of\u00a0copyright infringement claims against blogs and other small Web\u00a0sites for posting content from copyrighted news articles online.\u00a0These claims\u2014filed without any cease and desist letters to warn\u00a0potential infringers\u2014demand not only high monetary damages, but\u00a0also forfeiture of the infringers\u2019 domain names. Focusing on the claims against Web sites that are under attack for posting content\u00a0accompanied by a hyperlink, this Recent Development looks at\u00a0copyright law and issues involved in hyperlinking to copyrighted\u00a0content. Specifically, it argues that a Web site that reposts an\u00a0entire copyrighted article accompanied by a hyperlink to the\u00a0original article\u2019s posting can make a successful fair use defense.\u00a0The adoption of this defense by the courts would permit blogs and\u00a0other Web sites to continue reposting newsworthy articles without\u00a0fear of litigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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