On IgnCube there's an insider story today "Rare-no more rumors, the full story"

[bbobb]

Originally posted by burgundy
Well, we can share and discuss the facts, but not exchange the article.

I'm assuming that italicized article above isn't Insider, because if it was, I'd have to delete it.

No the italicized article isn't insider... at least as far as I've seen. Spo's post on the other hand, is a copy and paste.

[bahn]

For those how haven't already read what's posted at CubeIGN:
http://cube.ign.com/articles/370/370713p1.html

and as Mode, Burg and others have conveyed - copy/paste of any "Insider", "GS Complete" material in whole is not permitted.

[Mfkzt]

Originally posted by Mode7
In either case, please don't solicit or provide insider information. Not at all kosher.

I see plenty of people taking news out of print mags and posting it here and in other places. There's nothing wrong with posting news from IGN Insider.

[bahn]

When it's out of context...sure, but posting the entire article in whole is not allowed. we've already had a number of issues with this before, and it would create A LOT of problems for TNL if the content was allowed to remain on the boards. Unless you're looking to make problems for the entire community, this is why we ask that you refrain from this...

Burgundy, and other legal officials will be happy to add some clarity on this matter...

[burgundy]

Bare facts and information isn't protected by copyright. Works of authorship are, and this includes articles - whether in print or online. Technically, *any* republication of an article is an infringement, but we don't think free sites mind if we circulate their articles - but they'd certainly be entitled to ask us to stop. When sites ask for money for access, however, we have to assume that they don't like free access.

Think of it this way. If the U.S. bombs Iraq tomorrow, and the Times runs a story about you, you don't have the right to copy the whole newspaper and sell it yourself. You do, however, have the right to talk or even write about the news you've read, even to people who haven't bought a Times.

[GameHED]

Here's an artist's interpretation of what the article was about for those without insider:

[SpoDaddy]

I appologize if I violated any of the posting rules, I found the article on a message board and wanted to share information with the TNL community about a question we've all been pondering for months. I know not to post things like insider reviews, previews, media captures, ect. but I had no clue about news stories. I don't recall there's ever even been an insider only news story before now.

[burgundy]

Ain't no thing, Spo. I edited your post to amend the situation, not to admonish you. In the future, just sum up the news instead of copying verbatim. IGN has a right to their stories, but not to the underlying news.

[SMBChick]

It would be weird to see Conker on a non-Nintendo system. He was in DK Racing for the cry'n-out-loud.

[SpoDaddy]

I really don't think Nintendo's going to let Rare have those franchises SMBchick, they've probably been haggling so long because Nintendo won't give anything in a compromise. Nintendo's far too proud to let franchises it helped develop start appearing exclusively on another system.