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Can Copyright Apply to SPAM?

Posted by Cliff on from the now-that's-just-downright-eerie dept.

Richard W.M. Jones asks: "The Great Spam Archive received a legal threat today. A 'lawyer' claims that some spam displayed at the site is copyright, and must be removed. I'm claiming it's fair use for me to display an unwanted email sent to thousands (probably millions) of people at random. Is this fair use, or do they really have a case?"

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  1. Hello? by I+Am+The+Owl · · Score: 5, Funny
    Is this fair use, or do they really have a case?

    Well, I don't know, MAYBE YOU SHOULD ASK A LAWYER. Sheesh, when will people learn?

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