Question about copy paste from news websites (the "read more" always appended)

[steve2470]

If you go to this news story and copy paste to DU, you will get this:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A couple that fled Germany with their five children over fears they would lose custody for not sending them to school has asked a federal appeals court to grant them asylum in the U.S.

Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/German-home-school-parents-appeal-asylum-ruling-4299550.php#ixzz2LcjoZcn9

This is a very trivial thing, but why do many news sites do this ? To gain the traffic and get proper credit on boards like this ? Thanks in advance.

[TexasTowelie]

1. I post from a number of different sites into the Texas Group.

Most of those sites do not embed the closing link like the one in your OP. I actually consider it to be a convenience; otherwise, I have to toggle between tabs and manually do it.

Read more at http://www.TexasTowelieisawiseass.php

[steve2470]

2. I admit it is convenient nt

[ChromeFoundry]

3. There are a couple of options

The easiest is to block the host that is serving the JavaScript that is modifying your clipboard:

Add the following line to the bottom of your "hosts." file:
0.0.0.0 tcr.tynt.com

The other is to install a plug-in such as NoScript or GreaseMonkey to block the execution of the script.

[steve2470]

4. your hosts file suggestion worked perfect for the example above

I had to re-learn how to edit the Hosts file, especially for Windows 8:

Access Denied: How to edit hosts file in Windows 8

Thanks for the help !