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February 26, 2009

Link to this site, but stop if we say so!!

An alert reader points out that Tribune's linking policies and terms of service are almost as tedious and dumb as Constellation/BGE's. Tribune owns The Sun. But Constellation's still says you have to ask it for permission to even link in the first place. Tribune says you are welcome to link unless Tribune asks you not to.

Welcome to tribune.com! We have developed these Terms of Service to govern your use of tribune.com. Your use of our site tells us you have read and agreed to these Terms of Service . Please read them carefully. This Terms of Service is a binding contract regarding your use of tribune.com. If you do not agree with any of these terms, please exit tribune.com.

Copyright. All information, content, services and software displayed on, transmitted through, or used in connection with tribune.com, including for example news articles, reviews, directories, guides, text, photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips, video, html, source and object code, trademarks, logos, and the like (collectively, the "Content"), as well as its selection and arrangement, is owned by Tribune Company, and its affiliated companies, licensors and suppliers. You may use the Content online only, and solely for your personal, non-commercial use, and you may download or print a single copy of any portion of the Content solely for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you do not remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from such Content. If you operate a Web site and wish to link to tribune.com, you may do so provided you agree to cease such link upon request from tribune.com. No other use is permitted without prior written permission of tribune.com. The permitted use described in this Paragraph is contingent on your compliance at all times with these Terms of Service.

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About Jay Hancock
Jay Hancock has been a financial columnist for The Baltimore Sun since 2001. He has also been The Baltimore Sun's diplomatic correspondent in Washington and its chief economics writer. Before moving to Baltimore in 1994 he worked for The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk and The Daily Press of Newport News.

His columns appear Wednesdays and Fridays.
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