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Breitbart Copyright Fail

A federal judge ordered conservative news outlet Breitbart.com to cough up $2,750 to pay for a photo of former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel  apparently smoking marijuana that it had run without obtaining the copyright.

LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge ordered conservative news outlet Breitbart.com on Wednesday to cough up $2,750 to pay for a photo of former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel  apparently smoking marijuana that it had run without obtaining the copyright.

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