NPR Restricts Linking
Probably the least expected news website to be messing with the nature of the Web, NPR was recently noted (via Daypop) to have restrictive linking policy. Apparently since December 2001, their policy has restricted “Linking to or framing of any material on [their] site.” They provide a form for requesting permission to link to npr.org and its related sites.
As I’ve said before, policies that restrict linking to websites go against the very nature of the Web. The Web is linking. If it wasn’t for unrestrictive linking, then everyone would be using AOL (eesh!) because a link restricted Web wouldn’t be much different. And really, what free netizen wants that?
- 19 Jun 02
Go back to the top of this entry ↑
Comments
So did you request permission to link to their Restrictive Linking Policy?
-F
France on 21 Jun 02
Zeldman reports that NPR has been reevaluating their linking policy.
Joshua on 23 Jun 02