I’m aware of the history of Pajamas Media. But I think the simplistic summation “If you can cut and paste it, then it is public domain.” is over broad and won’t hold up in court. Especially since access to the content is not being denied.
You can copy and paste the URL to the image/story/site and add your own comment about what the reader will find there. While it may not have always been the case, many sites now offer permalinks specifically aimed at blog use. The main purpose in copying text and/or images is to preclude the reader’s need to go the content originator’s site– they can go to read the source material, but they don’t have to, the essential bit’s already in front of them.
Yes, I recognize that a permalink is only “perma” as long as its owner maintains it. But I believe the power of the internet is linking– not copying. The entire issue is moot if sites link rather than copy– sorry, “quote” — other’s content.
