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Technology & Science

Dec. 3, 2010

'Hot News,' When Facts Become Protectable

The death of traditional news gathering gives life to legal issues in today's Internet era. By Jennifer Seraphine of Jones Day.


By Jennifer Seraphine

"Extra, extra, read all about it," "Scoop," "Exclusive" - do these old-fashioned newspaper terms have any significance in today's Internet-era?


It is not new - or news - that there are people who research and report the news ("news originators"), and others who summarize and repackage that news ("news aggregators"). Think of traditional newspapers as news originators...

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