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Why? What moral or legal principle entitles someone to compensation for linking to their website whether or not you're profiting from that?

It's a different question when there's an excerpt or machine-generated summary. In that case, copyright applies, and in most jurisdictions it may or may not be fair use depending on what is copied and how it is presented.




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