Comments on: Cuts coming to ABC 15, and other Ariz. media news http://www.heatcity.org/2009/02/cuts-coming-to-abc-15-and-othe.html Hard news in the public interest from metro Phoenix Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: crysohara http://www.heatcity.org/2009/02/cuts-coming-to-abc-15-and-othe.html/comment-page-1#comment-121 crysohara Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:39:14 +0000 http://www.heatcity.org/cuts-coming-to-abc-15-and-othe.html#comment-121 I appreciate that you didn't make your lead story about the punk band. Any type of media exposure only makes them more popular, or maybe not. I was happy to see that Arizona Daily Star took action by suing them for copyright infringement. I read one of Mr. Stine's comments on another site and have to say "ignorance is bliss" when it comes to his knowledge of using someone's photography without permission. Even I know newspapers have copyrights. <br><br>I believe in freedom of speech, while I don't appreciate their music or their views I know they have the right to say whatever they want, but they don't have the right to use someone's material without permission. Especially if they were expecting to make money off of it. <br><br>Thank you again for the excellent reporting. I appreciate that you didn't make your lead story about the punk band. Any type of media exposure only makes them more popular, or maybe not. I was happy to see that Arizona Daily Star took action by suing them for copyright infringement. I read one of Mr. Stine's comments on another site and have to say “ignorance is bliss” when it comes to his knowledge of using someone's photography without permission. Even I know newspapers have copyrights.

I believe in freedom of speech, while I don't appreciate their music or their views I know they have the right to say whatever they want, but they don't have the right to use someone's material without permission. Especially if they were expecting to make money off of it.

Thank you again for the excellent reporting.

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