Gartner asks James not to link? WTF?

July 11, 2006 By

James Governor got a cease and desist letter asking him to remove a link to Gartner’s Web site. If that’s true, how lame.

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  • Anonymous

    it’s true – i’ll ask him to publish the actual email.

    very lame indeed.

  • http://www.redmonk.com/sogrady stephen ogrady

    it’s true – i’ll ask him to publish the actual email.

    very lame indeed.

  • met

    When something sounds so stupid -

    There is more to the story than this.

    There isn’t, there are just stupid people involved :D

  • met

    When something sounds so stupid -

    There is more to the story than this.

    There isn’t, there are just stupid people involved :D

  • http://www.excio.com/blogs/hank Hank

    OK kids, don’t make me pull this internet over!

  • http://www.excio.com/blogs/hank Hank

    OK kids, don’t make me pull this internet over!

  • http://pxltd.typepad.com/ Stephen

    Maybe they should read a copy of your book and understand what is going on here. But I agree with met up to his last line, there may be more to the story than we know, sadly we will not know. If as he says there isn’t well aren’t they going to look bad. Maybe the person who sent the email should talk with the Analyst that covers blogging. If not maybe they can call Charlene over at the other Analyst company – LOL.

  • http://pxltd.typepad.com Stephen

    Maybe they should read a copy of your book and understand what is going on here. But I agree with met up to his last line, there may be more to the story than we know, sadly we will not know. If as he says there isn’t well aren’t they going to look bad. Maybe the person who sent the email should talk with the Analyst that covers blogging. If not maybe they can call Charlene over at the other Analyst company – LOL.

  • http://www.slashstar.com/blogs/tim Tim Marman

    Hey, I posted the link. Let them C&D me – because I will definitely post it, and I would LOVE to see what legal legs they think they have here.

    http://slashstar.com/blogs/tim/archive/2006/07/11/Gartner_sends_a_cease_and_desist_for_a_link.aspx

  • http://www.slashstar.com/blogs/tim Tim Marman

    Hey, I posted the link. Let them C&D me – because I will definitely post it, and I would LOVE to see what legal legs they think they have here.

    http://slashstar.com/blogs/tim/archive/2006/07/11/Gartner_sends_a_cease_and_desist_for_a_link.aspx

  • http://seoptimization.blog.com/ Search Engine WEB

    http://digg.com/tech_news/Linking_to_this_page_will_get_you_Sued_by_Gartner…WTF

    Would’nt it be funny it “dozens of diggers” worldwide started linking :LOL

  • http://seoptimization.blog.com/ Search Engine WEB

    http://digg.com/tech_news/Linking_to_this_page_will_get_you_Sued_by_Gartner…WTF

    Would’nt it be funny it “dozens of diggers” worldwide started linking :LOL

  • http://www.slashstar.com/blogs/tim Tim Marman

    I get an error when I go to that Digg…. did gartner send a C&D to DIGG too? :)

  • http://www.slashstar.com/blogs/tim Tim Marman

    I get an error when I go to that Digg…. did gartner send a C&D to DIGG too? :)

  • http://forestneeds.wordpress.com/ shem kerr

    http://www.foruminternet.org/en/publication/lire.phtml?id=10
    puts some perspective on the matter. some guy tries all the combinations on your bike lock…. you forget to close the side window….someone steals your blog…

  • http://forestneeds.wordpress.com/ shem kerr

    http://www.foruminternet.org/en/publication/lire.phtml?id=10
    puts some perspective on the matter. some guy tries all the combinations on your bike lock…. you forget to close the side window….someone steals your blog…

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  • http://forestneeds.wordpress.com/ shem kerr

    What the forensics is WTF doing in a post title on a nice blog like this?

  • http://forestneeds.wordpress.com/ shem kerr

    What the forensics is WTF doing in a post title on a nice blog like this?