GeekyGunman wrote:The issue at hand is the verbatim copy and paste re-posting of articles, which is basically full on copyright infringement.
The only truly scary/unfair part of this, is that DMCA safe harbor laws don't apply unless you have specifically designated and registered a contact...It's at least an unintended side-effect, because usually it's not worth suing the small fry.
It's too simple to suggest that the only issue at hand is copyright infringement. Copyright law has failed to keep up with technology and is now stifling the sharing of information to the detriment of society. Whatever stance you take there is a war going on regarding copyright and intellectual property.