As You May Have Noticed... Or Not...

Many of the sites who bravely supplied at least some of the text of New York Times columnists such as Frank Rich, Maureen Dowd, Paul Krugman, and Bob Herbert - strangely far more popular than John Tierney or David "Babbling" Brooks - have been identified and told to cease and desist.

This is understandable. The Times put all its braver voices behind a subscription wall and they want people to purchase the "Select" subscription service. Also, it can be very difficult to get a letter from counsel for an organization like The Times and think you can stand up to Goliath (a David did it once, but it sure wasn't David Brooks ::smirk::smirk::).

Yet, as often happens in cyberspace, where one stops, another begins. This too is understandable.