They were basically granted a "sue only" license to copyrighted works from two news publications, and attempted to use it. The judge basically told them that such a license was insufficient for the sake of copyright enforcement, since it was so narrowly tailored.
In other words, a publisher tried to basically write a 'letter of marquis' to a law firm to enable them to go after infringers independently, in exchange for them keeping the "winnings". They got caught out when they went after Democrat Underground, and the site fought back, over a properly attributed and linked excerpt from an article. And the EFF joined in.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor
In other words, a publisher tried to basically write a 'letter of marquis' to a law firm to enable them to go after infringers independently, in exchange for them keeping the "winnings". They got caught out when they went after Democrat Underground, and the site fought back, over a properly attributed and linked excerpt from an article. And the EFF joined in.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor