NPR Reconsiders Linking Policy

jfruhlinger writes: "Slashdot wasn't the only site I saw that commented on NPR's stupid linking policy, but I'm sure it generated a lot of traffic and comments to NPR's site. Now NPR has issued a statement that they are reconsidering that policy. The statement goes into the reasons why the original policy was established -- it looks like it was an overkill response to a legitimate problem. It concludes with the encouraging statement that 'NPR also recognizes that the majority of the linking on the Web is not infringement. We are working on a solution that we believe will better match the expectations of the Web community with the interests of NPR.'"

Comments

according to NPR's existing policy

[sydlexic]

you are violating it by linking to their site in the story. what beautiful irony.

that is really great...

[Archfeld]

NPR gets hit with a brick named reality, and they'll reconsider their policy, what a laugher.
If you don't want your stuff being linked to DO NOT PUT IT ON THE NET, on a public web server.

Re:that is really great...

[mikethegeek]

"NPR gets hit with a brick named reality, and they'll reconsider their policy, what a laugher.
If you don't want your stuff being linked to DO NOT PUT IT ON THE NET, on a public web server.
errr....umm...*whooosh* *whoosh* Is this thing on ?"

This is about as silly as having a policy that their listeners can't tell anyone about what they heard on their huge, tax exempt, corporate satellite automated radio network, right?

Re:I smell fear of Congresscritters

[mikethegeek]

"you're a pretty small-minded dumb fuck, aren't you?"

VICTORY! Anyone who replies to a point and attacks the poster not the point has admitted defeat.

My IQ is over 130. Not the greatest, but that hardly makes me a "dumb fuck". What are the call letters of the NPR station you work for?