Move over Santa Claus, the children of the world are singing the praises of a new guy in town, Judge Sam Lindsay of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas. What has this man done to deserve this outpouring of love and gratitude? In a decision that is both stupendous and stupefying, Judge Lindsay has effectively made the case that research papers, card catalogs, and perhaps even libraries, should be illegal. No more lengthy writing projects that require facts that can be cited…no way to even find the facts. How has Judge Lindsay accomplished this? In a January 9th decision Judge Lindsay determined that “deep-linking”, a practice in which an individual provides a link to another individual’s internet site, constitutes copyright infringement . That’s right, directing people to a site that might be of interest, or merely providing a reference, is illegal in the judge’s eyes.
I’m sure our government will be issuing a statement praising the judge’s intellectual prowess and outstanding sense of morality … heck, we may even have a new candidate for 2008.
I’m sure our government will be issuing a statement praising the judge’s intellectual prowess and outstanding sense of morality … heck, we may even have a new candidate for 2008.
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