GateHouse vs. NYT Co. Goes to Trial

Lately it seems as though The New York Times is making as many headlines as it is reporting. Here’s today’s addition.

GateHouse Media, a large publisher of community newspapers filed copyright infringement lawsuit against the New York Times Co., which is set to hit the courthouse this week. The suit claims that Boston.com (the website affiliated with the NYT Co.-owned Boston Globe) used online GateHouse material without permission

GateHouse claims Boston.com violates copyright and trademark laws by taking GateHouse’s newspaper headlines and lead sentences published on its “Wicked Local” Web sites.

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