Court Holds Partial Posting of Newspaper Interview on Website 'Fair Use' in Israel

摘要

In Danon PR Telecommunications v. Shelly Yachimovich (Civil Ruling 57588-05-12), Judge Ronit FinShuk Alt held in a July 3, 2014 decision that the republication of a portion of a newspaper interview on a website constituted a "fair use" of copyright. The plaintiff Danon PR Telecommunications publishes a local newspaper in the city of Modiin in Israel. The defendant Shelly Yachimovich is a member of the Knesset (Israeli legislature), a former journalist, and during the incidents in question, the Head of Israel's Labour Party.