Stupid Web policies by the Olympic organizers
From the EFF newsletter:
~ And the Gold Medal for Stupid Web Policies Goes to…
…the 2004 Olympic Games. Organizers issued a ridiculous
“hyperlink policy” that requires other sites to ask
permission before creating a link to their site. You know,
like the one below. And no, we did not ask for permission
first:
http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040820.gtrolym20/BNStory/
~ And the Silver Medal for Stupid Web Policies Goes to…
…the 2004 Olympic Games. Organizers issued a ridiculous
no-blogging policy barring athletes from writing first-hand
experiences in weblogs:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/08/20/tech/main637474.shtml
