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Splain me something. They have to pay for bandwidth. And I bet their advertising doesn't cover their expenses. So aren't we SAVING them money by "hosting" the content here on FR?

30 posted on 09/19/2003 1:44:45 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)

36 posted on 09/19/2003 1:47:21 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Men stumble over the truth, but most pick themselves up as if nothing had happened." Churchill)

FR would only be "hosting" the C&P text. If the images are remote linked from the Onion, every page load (here of their graphics) draws their server bandwidth, without the hit to the Onion website (and associated ads etc).
Most sites aren't going to mind a little excerpted C&P. The link back creates traffic. But remote linking of images or other content is a major no-no in any webmaster's book. That is simply getting something on someone else's dime.
Jim's reaction (to cut them off completely) is appropriate, as in addition to complying- they lose the link backs and exposure. IMHO, The Onion should have written a nice letter asking for excerpts only, an agreeable solution for all.