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5. Make them sue you ...

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 02:11 PM

Oct 2012

The campaign is only using a short clip of the copyrighted material .... This is a clear Fair use issue ....

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That's because it's no longer a "horse race" BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #1

Andrea Greenspan doesn't like it one bit. swayne Oct 2012 #2

CBS jehop61 Oct 2012 #3

Why? Are they embarrassed? fugop Oct 2012 #4

Make them sue you ... Trajan Oct 2012 #5

I agree TeamPooka Oct 2012 #11

Or what? NBC will sue the Obama Campaign?.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #6

Given that campaign ads, from the candidates mythology Oct 2012 #19

This would strike me as fair use jsmirman Oct 2012 #7

The cannot stop them. It's called "Fair Use" flamingdem Oct 2012 #8

NBC has zero legal grounds to stand on. The heck with them. nt. OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #12

Tuff Sh*t NBC awake Oct 2012 #10

GE owns NBC and MSNBC. Think Jack Welsh has anything to do with this? summerschild Oct 2012 #13

Obama FTC to Comcast -- stop using our airwaves. Octafish Oct 2012 #14

Jerks ailsagirl Oct 2012 #16

Could be simple posturing to appear fair ksoze Oct 2012 #17

I want a stop and cease order on Queen Ann SoapBox Oct 2012 #18

Thank you Internet! NBC can't keep people from seeing the commercial. Politicub Oct 2012 #20

Just tell them you'll stop by November 7th...n/t tokenlib Oct 2012 #22