Irish newspapers on defence over sharing links

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The body representing Ireland's leading newspapers was forced to defend the way it enforces copyright law on Friday after revelations that it charges websites that link to its articles.

National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI), which represents 16 of the most popular national papers, said it believed "that the display and transmission of links does constitute an infringement of copyright" under current Irish law.


However, it insisted that "there is a distinction between the sending and receipt of links for personal use on the one hand and the sending and receipt of links for commercial purposes on the other".


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Irish newspapers on defence over sharing links - FRANCE 24
 
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Locutus said:
The body representing Ireland's leading newspapers was forced to defend the way it enforces copyright law on Friday after revelations that it charges websites that link to its articles.

National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI), which represents 16 of the most popular national papers, said it believed "that the display and transmission of links does constitute an infringement of copyright" under current Irish law.


However, it insisted that "there is a distinction between the sending and receipt of links for personal use on the one hand and the sending and receipt of links for commercial purposes on the other".


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Irish newspapers on defence over sharing links - FRANCE 24
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How is a link for a charitable purpose deemed commercial? I think the spirit of it is supposed to be that no other revenue generating entity should receive revenue based on their work. That is fair and reasonable. Seems to me the definition should read that sending and receipt of links for commercial purposes would elicit a charge while all other purposes do not.

And now to the pigs.

Spade said:
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Piglets rescued from Mount Leinster - The Irish Times - Sat, Jan 05, 2013
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Fascinating.
 
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