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Ireland Made Linking to News Illegal

  • 10-01-2013 8:32am
    #1
    Deerhound
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59 ✭✭


    I'm not sure of the implications to the members or this forum but I thought that this should be brought to everyones attention.

    http://extratorrent.com/article/2667/ireland+made+linking+to+news+illegal.html

    There I was thinking that newspapers are always trying to increase the number of people reading their articles....... Guess I was wrong.:confused:


Comments

  • #2
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    That's about as trustworthy a source as the Daily Fail

    At least these guys have it from the horses mouth

    http://www.thejournal.ie/irish-newspapers-linking-nli-744117-Jan2013/

    From what I read, it's business as usual in terms of linking, but the Copyright content still applies.


  • #3
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    It's impossible to charge people for linking to content, nor would you want to. Search engines would go out of business overnight if people attempted to charge for links (since all a search engine really does is provide you with links).

    Charge for links? Great idea for a revenue stream, Ted.


  • #4
    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    Apart from it being rubbish what exactly has it to do with Survivalism?

    Stuck in the wilderness, only my trusty knife for company, need to link to the Sun now!


  • #5
    Deerhound
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59 ✭✭Deerhound


    Orion wrote: »
    Apart from it being rubbish what exactly has it to do with Survivalism?

    Stuck in the wilderness, only my trusty knife for company, need to link to the Sun now!

    What exactly has it to do with survivalism? Not a lot but some of the threads here do have links to newspapers sites. I thought that I was helping the site and its members by bringing it to their attention.
    If it is "rubbish" then I can only say that I am sorry for trying to help.
    I didn't think that it called for the sarcasm of your comment. And you as a Moderator should have higher standards.

    I apologise to to all those who have read this thread for wasting their time. It will not happen again.


  • #6
    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    I meant the article itself is rubbish as in it's completely inaccurate. The headline itself is totally misleading.

    What you interpreted as sarcasm was actually a poor attempt at humour.

    There is a thread on Feedback about the NNI position (which they have revised by the way).


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  • #7
    Squeaky the Squirrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭Squeaky the Squirrel


    Orion wrote: »
    There is a thread on Feedback about the NNI position (which they have revised by the way).
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056843950



    In other news, if I manage to get buried under rubble, rescue folk won't need dogs to find me in another while.

    http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/web/2013/01/Finding-Signs-Life-Ion-Mobility.html


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