Page One vs. WHAS Round Two: LEO Gets Involved

LEO has picked up the story of Page One Kentucky's battle with WHAS over media criticism and fair use of video clips. The headline writer gets a thumbs up for using "www.YouSue.com." Some might say it's a little obvious but I say it's brilliant in its obviousness

Right now on YouTube, you can find clips of WHAS-TV newscasts, everything from a story about a boy who died from electrocution by a garage door to an interview with the grown-up members of Hanson or footage of a cute but nervous puppy hurling on the anchor’s desk. Keying “WHAS11 video” into Google brings up hundreds more hits.

But there are 10 clips you won’t see, those posted by Louisville blogs The Ville Voice and Page One Kentucky, both published by Full Signal Media. The clips were used in commentaries about news coverage and other issues at WHAS. Page One co-owner Jacob Payne said he believes that’s made them a target: Two weeks ago, the station filed a copyright infringement claim with YouTube against Page One and Ville Voice for using those clips.

A little mainstream media attention (LEO counts as mainstream media right?) may have been all it took to knock a little sense into WHAS over this whole incident. Page One reports:

As a result of this story WHAS11’s management have approached us. We’re optimistic that a resolution is just around the bend!

Yay for conflict resolution that doesn't include lawyers.