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   Message 225,725 of 227,651   
   Adam H. Kerman to Kenny McCormack   
   Re: [Meta] Chasing URLs SCATHING obituar   
   23 Dec 23 18:33:45   
   
   From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   Kenny McCormack  wrote:   
   >Adam H. Kerman  wrote:   
      
   >...   
      
   >>>Just out of curiosity, why not post the text here, so we can read it?   
   >>>Why make us chase the URL?  (Which, for me, takes fair amount of doing)   
      
   >>I don't understand why you don't have the ability to copy-n-paste into   
   >>the addressbar of your browser.   
      
   >You do.  You're just using that turn-of-phrase in the rhetorical way.   
      
   >It's not that I "Don't have the ability".  It's just a bit of a PIA to do it.   
      
   C'mon. Copy-n-paste is not a pain in the ass if there's a touch pad or   
   mouse. If you have neither, you have to explain your comment.   
      
   >>I don't think a full-text copyright infringement quote of a current article   
   >>is proper. The author can choose what medium of communication to use.   
   >>If it wasn't Usenet, reposting it in full is not fair use.   
      
   >I don't think anybody really worries about copyright nonsense anymore.   
      
   That's the opinion of people who are not the author. Certainly the author does.   
      
   >I've certainly seen most people just post stuff verbatim - especially in   
   >this NG (a.o).   
      
   >And, no, I'm not going to get into the usual argument about whether or not   
   >that makes it right.   
      
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