Careful, That Link You Just Posted Could Cost You 300 Euros... (digital, website)

[plwhit]

According to a coalition of Irish newspapers, that makes you a pirate. The National Newspapers of Ireland has adopted a new policy.

Any website which links to one of the 15 NNI member newspapers will have to pay a minimum of 300 Euros, with the license fee going up if you post more links. Note that this is not a fee to post an excerpt or some punitive measure for the copying of an entire article. No, the NNI wants to charge for links alone.

Irish Newspaper Collective Wants to Charge License Fees for Links - The Digital Reader

[Tek_Freek]

The Irish always have been a cantankerous bunch...

Just ask Mrs. Tek.

[thecoalman]

LOL... Are they idiots? I guess some of these companies will have to brought into this century kicking or screaming or left behind. They make decisions like this which I'll note would be unenforceable in the US and then wonder why their newspaper business is failing?

BHAHAHAHA

[harry chickpea]

They didn't know that I charge 600 Euros for looking at my posts???!!! I'm OUTRAGED!

[TurcoLoco]

If I start charging C-D $1 for each infraction they give me, I can be a millionaire by 2020.


With the declining economy and desperation, companies and people are resorting to some ludicrous measures for sure.