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L.A. Times v. Free Republic
Freepers played an important role in exposing [[Dan Rather]] and the use of forged documents, in what came to be known as [[Rathergate]].<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34153-2004Sep19.html After Blogs Got Hits, CBS Got a Black Eye], [[Washington Post]]</ref>
Freepers played an important role in exposing [[Dan Rather]] and the use of forged documents, in what came to be known as [[Rathergate]].<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34153-2004Sep19.html After Blogs Got Hits, CBS Got a Black Eye], [[Washington Post]]</ref>
==L.A. Times v. Free Republic==
The [[Los Angeles Times]] and the [[Washington Post]] filed suit against Free Republic in 1997 over the re-publishing of copyrighted material on the site. As a result of the court case, articles are now excerpted if they are articles from the mainstream media.
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