AP Sues Verisign-Moreover: What are the Real Issues?

The recent suit filed against Verisign for their use of AP content in the Moreover business intelligence product raises questions about how exactly copyright covers portions of a news story typically thought of as a part of an original work of authorship such as a headline or a lede paragraph. What are the real issues in this lawsuit? We provide a paragraph-by-paragraph analysis of AP's filing on ShoreViews Premium.

 

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