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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In general, you should pay for content that you're going to use commercially

Sure, but merely linking to a page isn't reusing the content. If said content was being embedded, rehashed or otherwise shown then a compensation would be fair. But merely linking to a page should absolutely be free. That's a massively important cornerstone of the internet that shouldn't be compromised on.

Linking directs traffic which can be monetized by the website itself, it shouldn't require additional fees on top.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

There's a difference between primary content like a website, and secondary content like a cache of a page. I think services doing the latter should be a bit more aggressive about charging fees for commercial entities linking to them, since they're providing a service separate from the primary source.