Online Copyright Law ---- Fair Use when Sharing News Articles Through Online Forums!!!!!!

A judge ruled on Monday that republishing an article on the web was "Fair Use" in the Righthaven v. Hoehn. In that case Righthaven LLC, a Las Vegas company associated with Las Vegas Review-Journal, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Wayne Hoehn alleging that Mr. Hoehn copied an article from the Las Vegas Review-Journal without permission and posted it to online forums. The Judge for the US District Court located in Nevada ordered dismissal of the case based upon standing as well as in favor of the Fair Use of the Work. More to come on internet and copyright, I am sure.