Solvang Cyclist wrote in rec.boats.paddle:

I normality don't reply to such posts since they almost never return to a
civil conversation, but I will try. Note that my main point has been
ignored here. That is, to copy a newspaper article verbatim without
adding ANY original content is a clear violation of copyright and is in
no way protected by fair use. Had the original poster simply quoted the
relevant parts of the article to use as a basis for original thought, it
would have been fine.

This is why Usenet was called "the largest collection of copyright violations
in the world" until BitTorrent came along.

On the plus side for we remaining few on Usenet, it's much easier to read
reposted newspaper articles here, where there are neither pop-up ads nor
bogus Javascript doo-dads, just the text ma'am.

Also, newspapers are infamous for taking down articles just a few days
after they appear. Imagine that!