Two US websites on the copyright gridiron after using snippets of NFL action

Twitter suspended the fansites’ accounts - then reinstated them. So where are the limits of fair use?

If you’re in the mood to pick a fight with anyone, it would be wise to avoid an organisation that employs hundreds of outsized and hyper-aggressive American football players.

Sports websites Deadspin and SB Nation have managed to get into a scrap with both the gridiron giants of US college football and their professional counterparts in the NFL.

Fearsome though that prospect may seem, the two sporting organisations chose not to rely on ...