A US company, Righthaven, has been criticised for buying rights to newspaper articles that have already been published, without permission, in order to sue for copyright infringement. The company has already secured many out-of-court settlements due to increasing costs of a defence in court. One blogger refused to settle, claiming that his use of part of a newspaper article satisfied the 'fair use' exemption available in the US. The Court concluded that the exemption was satisfied as the blog only contained factual information of part of a newspaper article, without the commentary that went with it, and the blogger directed viewers to the official newspaper's website. In the UK the more restrictive tests of 'fair dealing' are applied. This case serves as a reminder to FE and HE institutions to remain vigilant in ensuring that materials, including blogs, hosted on their networks, do not contain copyright infringing materials. Effective Notice and Take Down policies should also be in place. More on this article is available at: http://www.out-law.com/page-11483.