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Dow Jones receives $1.28 million for WSJ copyright violation

October 13, 2025

Posted by Chris Roush

Dow Jones & Co. has received a $1.28 million settlement to resolve claims that a U.S.-based logistics company unlawfully reproduced and distributed 378 full-text articles from The Wall Street Journal on its corporate website without authorization.

This settlement, finalized in September 2025,continues Dow Jones’s track record of successful enforcement actions.

“Dow Jones is deeply committed to safeguarding the integrity and value of our journalism,” said Jason P. Conti, Dow Jones’s general counsel, in a statement. “We will continue to protect our most essential asset by pursuing anyone who attempts to steal and profit from our newsgathering.”

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