Edited by author 06-19-2002 11:13 AM
I came into this thinking the framing ruling wasn't so bad, but it seems to me now that framing falls under fair use, provided that you cite the page you're linking to and/or provide an obvious link to the content in its original form. I regularly quote text and images on my own site (usually from wire services, press releases, et sim.). but I always cite the authors and link back. I'm not making money off of my site, and I'm not taking money away from content creators. In most cases, I'm trying to drive people to their sites, because I like what they're doing. But maybe that's just me.

But the good folks at NPR have definitely been listening to the wrong people. Linking isn't bad. Linking is good. Hell, look at a typical NPR piece - quoted content, offsite links, the works. I suppose they got permission for each and every one, but why on earth would they want to require that?