TechCrunch Bans AP News and Stories
In a swift reaction to the crack down on bloggers by the Associated Press , TechCrunch has banned all links to AP news and stories . So here’s our new policy on A.P. stories: they don’t exist. We don’t see them, we don’t quote them, we don’t link to them. They’re banned until they abandon this new strategy, and I encourage others to do the same until they back down from these ridiculous attempts to stop the spread of information around the Internet. ~ Michael Arrington I was one of the first bloggers to react to the decison of the Associated Press on the Huffington Post yesterday. The following is the full text of my comment. Bloggers should ask for permission before using copyrighted news materials or they should register to use syndicated news and features. When I blog what I have read on the Huffington Post, I simply link to the title and address it with my own original content. The terms of service for the Associated Press is published on their website and every reasonable blogge...