...by the inmates...for the inmates...
Sunday, June 23, 2002But Don't Quote Me On That
The following is from Ernie the Attorney
Maybe NPR's linking policy is actually a small part of a bigger problem
Reading George Will's column (which I found via Instapundit), makes me think that, these days, we have a more fundamental problem than just failure to understand the purpose of hyperlinking...
Will is drawing attention to ordinary speech issues, but I see it applying to the problem of linking and copyright law too. After all, unless the lawsuit that Will describes is immediately dismissed with scorn and derision, the message will be sent that --even in ordinary speech-- the person who says something can control how others use that statement.
If I say Joe Blow is a good guy, then Joe should be able to quote me on that and shouldn't have to ask for my permission. If the law allows me to inhibit Joe's ability to quote me then what chance does hyperlinking have when NPR and others claim they have the right to control that form of speech? None. And that's not good...
[Ernie the Attorney]Who Cares? They're Only Customers...
Yahoo Kisses It All Good-bye
The secret of Yahoo's original success was that it committed itself to standing shoulder to shoulder with its customers. So what made the company turn its back on them?
[John Ellis, Fast Company, issue 60 via InstaPundit]