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AT is a site I visit regulary, I am disappointed by the whining and death wishes for The New York Times. If one is a reader of both the NYT and AT, it's no secret that if you read the Times much of the content on AT is like watching a rerun. Below are the Times' guidelines for rights and persmission, which may be found on the NYT website. AT seems to be a "commercial business", unless you're hosting the West Elm, Pottery Barn, Target, Hoover and other ads free of charge. One can proactively pursue the proper channels to use content generated (with considerable expense) by others, or you can "Take it" and take your chances until the "copyrights police" come after you. Once you're caught, it's like the shoplifter who says I would have paid for the merchandise if only you'd asked, I don't understand why you called the cops.

NYT Policy as stated on their website is:
"Trademarks, Copyrights and Restrictions. This site is controlled and operated by The New York Times Company. All material on this site, including, but not limited to, images, illustrations, audio clips, and video clips, is protected by copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights that are owned and controlled by The New York Times Company, its related companies or by other parties that have licensed their material to The New York Times Company. Material on this Web site is solely for your personal, non-commercial use. Such material may not be copied, reproduced, republished, modified, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, including by e-mail or other electronic means, without the express prior written consent of The New York Times Company. Use of the materials on any other Web site or networked computer environment, or use of the materials for any purpose other than personal, non-commercial use is a violation of The New York Times Company 's copyrights, trademarks and other proprietary rights, and is prohibited."

To those that have never been to the Times site until seeing the content on AT, and now vow never to visit the Times site again. So what, it's an indication of a lack of understanding of what's at issue.