[mcg1969]

Thanks Jim. Being somewhat new here, is there any facility on this site that automatically scans the publication title to make sure the rules are being followed? It sure would be rather cumbersome for us to scan a list like this every time we post a news article.

[RWR8189]

Jeez, its getting bad.

[ladyinred]

My, my, my.

[Ingtar]

Time to excerpt everything yet?

[Billthedrill]

Rupert Murdoch these guys ain't. I'm sure gonna miss the latest from the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, but the others I guess I can do without.

[lowbridge]

Received another letter from Gannett Publications, publisher of USAToday, and several other newspapers. Due to contractual arrangements they have with third-party content providers, they have denied our request to allow posting of excerpts. They will only allow the posting of titles and links.

I wonder if they sent the same kind of letters to DU, or Bartcop, or smirking chimp, etc.

[ChicagoHebrew]

You might want to make a "sticky" of all the pubs we have to excerpt or just link too. Would be convenient.

[BigSkyFreeper]

The Great Falls Tribune is no big loss. I don't read it, and it's a left winged rag.

[idkfa]

I don't think I've read The Onion since their complaint. The posts here used to remind me to go to their site to read other articles. I wonder how much web traffic these newspapers lose after a complaint. Do they send these letters out to other web pages?

[prisoner6]

SUX...I MEAN SUX!

I'm really getting tired of this silly, nitpicking, short-sighted junk. Do they have a similar policy with say Google, or Drudge or any of the myriad of websites that post news summaries?

I'm still bitchy enough after the Specter primary win to fire a letter off and tell 'em I'll never buy one of their papers again.

OOoooooo.....I'm mad....need...more...coffee...

prisoner6

[AlienCrossfirePlayer]

Seems to me that publishing a link under these circumstances is doing them a favor which they don't deserve.

[Porterville]

What does the 2 liberals freaks in Tulare County have against the Free Republic? Doesn't matter, only thing good about Visalia is the pet store in the mall.

[texasbluebell]

I won't post even one excerpt from one of their stupid papers.

They must not want any hits on their sites anymore.

Fine with me.

But if I see even one LEFT wing site or any neutral site that's getting away with it, I'm going to scream bloody murder.

[Prime Choice]

It would seem that the Clinton war on online conservative news forums was just a prelude.

I don't quite understand the prohibition on excerpts, since that is legally protected under Fair Use, but it sure seems that -- if this nonsense keeps up -- we'll have an easier time keeping a list of sites we CAN use rather than a list of ones we can't.

[texasbluebell]

So just to be clear in my mind:

If we find the story on the web by googling, and use the "cache" link on google, for example, that's ok?

[Mo1]

Only Titles??

[JDoutrider]

This is getting ridiculous!

What are they afraid of?

[Petronski]

No more Mountville Clipper? Say it ain't so, Jim. Say it ain't so.

[John Lenin]

Looks like more foreign sources are in store for the future.

[FairOpinion]

"they have denied our request to allow posting of excerpts. They will only allow the posting of titles and links. "

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Not even excerpts?!

This is beyond ridiculous.