The Onion has joined the ranks of the tyranny-by-IP. It's no random coincidence that for years articles and pictures from the Onion have been posted on FR, yet only now -- in perfect sync with the Business 2.0 Press Release of an "article", where the questionable claim that the Onion has always been on top of it's "IP" inventory is put forth as fact -- demands FR stop the use of whole articles and the inclusion of images hosted at the Onion.
Just by the those images links alone -- the Onion has has YEARS of reasonable notice of the practise that had developed on FR by people posting Onion material. The *cute* little letter to Jim Robinson that leads "It has come to our attention". Yeah, hey, Sean -- I wonder under oath exactly when you'd say it "came to your attention"? Would you be planning a public stock offering soon, or a round of venture funding? Best watch thy words, Sean, for some statements might later come back to haunt you.
I'm sure Jim will be requesting your legal representation next time he is summoned to "Cuckoo Court".
The Onion has joined the ranks of the tyranny-by-IP. It's no random coincidence that for years articles and pictures from the Onion have been posted on FR, yet only now -- in perfect sync with the Business 2.0 Press Release of an "article", where the questionable claim that the Onion has always been on top of it's "IP" inventory is put forth as fact -- demands FR stop the use of whole articles and the inclusion of images hosted at the Onion.Do you have a link to the Business 2.0 story? (Yes, I know the 2.0 site is firewalled; I have a comp subscription, so I can get through it.)