Harking back to a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court decision, a New York federal judge has recognized the right of The Associated Press to claim a property right in the "hot news" it distributes, rejecting a motion to dismiss a claim brought by the AP against All Headline News for misappropriating AP breaking news and presenting it as the work of its own reporters. The AP alleged that the defendants instructed "poorly paid individuals" to edit breaking news stories from other sources for use under the All Headline News banner.
February 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Harking back to a 1919 U.S. Supreme Court decision, a Manhattan federal judge has recognized the right of The Associated Press to claim a property right in the “hot news” it distributes.
Southern District of New York Judge Kevin Castel rejected a motion to dismiss a claim brought by the AP against All Headline News Corp. (AHN) for misappropriating AP breaking news and presenting it as the work of its own reporters.
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