Fox Legal Department Fires Back At Romney Camp
Fox News is not impressed by Mitt Romney's defiance of their edict against campaigns using Fox footage in campaign ads and Web sites.
The Huffington Post reports that Chris Silvestri, Fox's Vice President of Legal & Business Affairs, has responded to the Romney campaign's contention that their latest ad and others constitute fair use.
"The Romney campaign using footage as part of the 'Mitt TV' section of their website goes well beyond a 'Fair Use' exception to U.S. Copyright Law and we will respond accordingly," Silvestri wrote in a statement obtained by the HuffPo.
The Politicker asks the key question here: "Will the Romney campaign live to regret alienating Fox? Guess we'll find out."
Comments (12)
LJ wrote on November 2, 2007 4:56 PM:I was surprised McCain fell in line so fast when Fox went after him. I assume Romney used Fox content knowing that Fox would object and that he would get free headlines for as long as he can keep the story alive.
Richard L. Adlof wrote on November 2, 2007 5:00 PM:Good thing Guiliani isn't running for pResident otherwise he'd fall under their steely gaze also . . .
Anonymous wrote on November 2, 2007 5:12 PM:Time to call a few experts for their opinion on who is right.
discodave wrote on November 2, 2007 7:46 PM:does Mitt's magical underwear have the old-timey trap door in the back?
EH wrote on November 2, 2007 8:28 PM:Am I the only one thinking this is a hoax of a story, being used for publicity on both sides? Does anybody really think Romney will have to pay or Fox will back down?
I expect this story to be fever pitch about nothing in about a week's time, with much hand-wringing over copyright, mp3's and blogs.
CalD wrote on November 2, 2007 9:43 PM:Will the Romney campaign live to regret alienating Fox? Guess we'll find out."
Well, given that False News just happens to be run by Rudy Giuliani's bosom bud' Roger Ailes, my guess would be Mitt Romney has probably already alienated them pretty thoroughly just by breathing.
MikeJ wrote on November 3, 2007 12:48 AM:I just want to see News Corp suing everybody who could possibly appoint FCC commissioners.
bobr wrote on November 3, 2007 6:12 AM:I thought we had always agreed: if there's one thing the President of the United States, and those who aspire to the job, should never do is to cross Fox News.
Shred the Constitution; but don't cross Fox News.
CranialRectalLoopback wrote on November 3, 2007 11:31 AM:I love it when the Repubics eat their own. I guess Romney is learning what it means to belong to an evangelical party (no Mormons allowed) as well as a dictatorial party (we will tell you whom to chose). If the cowardly Mormon (I stood down when real Patriots stood up in Vietnam) were a Democrat, he would actually have a chance (we would judge him on his content, not his cover).
As for McCain the traitor (torture works, so he must have revealed state secrets) he hasn't had balls since the Repubics castrated him in South Carolina.
pablo wrote on November 4, 2007 7:12 AM:Hey Mitt! And any other Republican'ts!
Get all the free footage you want by just appearing on the Keith Olberman's show!
re:cranialwhateverloopbackscomment;I hope to hell you stood up when Mitt stood down to be making the coward comment.All I saw was thousands drafted into a bogus bankrupt foreign policy hellhole the architects of which continue to evade the war crime tribunals that everyone involved richly deserved.So much for patriotism. That Mitt is a pro-corporate,opportunistic,moron is self evident as well as McCain,(remember the Keating 5 anyone?)as well as the rest of the Republican ticket.Patriotism and any war effort are not automatically linked. Quite the opposite in fact.Remember Custer Loopy?
what, me worry? wrote on November 5, 2007 2:24 PM:WOW, looks like the liberal propaganda machine is in overdrive on this site!
