The Northeastern Ohio Media Group, a business partner with the Plain Dealer newspaper in Cleveland, has demanded that an Ohio liberal political blog pull a video of Gov. John Kasich's awkward interview with the newspaper's editorial board. The newspaper's website had originally published the video of its interview with Democratic candidate Ed Fitzgerald and Kasich, whom it eventually endorsed. But the video was later taken down, for reasons unknown. Plunderbund, a liberal blog, posted parts of the video because its editors "felt the video was important." Plunderbund then reported Tuesday that NOMG had threatened to sue if the video was not removed. They received a letter from senior NOMG staff, who alleged that Plunderbund had "illegally copied" the video and demanded that it be taken down or the blog would face legal action. "We insist you delete the material immediately. We have registered the copyright, which means your illegal use of it entitles us to statutory damages, which can be quite steep, and recovery of all fees we pay our attorneys as we compel you to adhere to the copyright law," Chris Quinn, NOMG's vice president of content, wrote in the letter. Read more at http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=277_1414624997#O2wk00AOZgShYsZP.99

• published: 30 Oct 2014
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