Of all the misguided schemes put forth lately to save newspapers ( micropayments! blame Google! ), the one put forth by Judge Richard Posner has to be the most jaw-dropping. He suggests that linking to copyrighted material should be outlawed. No, Posner does not work for the Associated Press (which also has some strange ideas on linking ).

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How To Save The Newspapers, Vol. XII: Outlaw Linking

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