CMP to Lift Ban on In-bound CNET Links

Clearing the CMP linking controversy: CMP’s VP/Group Director of Internet Business Mike Azzara claims that CNET was deep linking to CMP PDF white papers and attempting to capture reader registration data in the process (I’m willing to believe CMP on this one…CNET’s journalism practices have been rather wobbly in the past…I have had beef with them before on their story crediting policy). As a result CMP sent the competitor a cease and desist letter and CNET has since lifted the user registration requirement.

Azzara said that his company continues to block links from two other competitors – TechTarget and Linux Today (part of the Jupitermedia network) – because they republish CMP content in a manner that oversteps the boundaries of “fair use.”

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