# Many news sites no longer allow you to highlight and copy text **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 28, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-news-sites-no-longer-allow-you-to-highlight-and-copy-text/790059 "2017-06-28T16:19:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-news-sites-no-longer-allow-you-to-highlight-and-copy-text/790059/21 "2017-07-05T23:40:14Z")
How did you do that? I could not. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-news-sites-no-longer-allow-you-to-highlight-and-copy-text/790059/22 "2017-07-06T00:58:29Z")
I just did a copy/paste of the schedule. I didn’t do any formatting or editing whatsoever except to cut off the end so it isn’t so long. I couldn’t do it in Edge, but I was able to in Chrome. I think what makes the difference is a little extension I have called Don’t Fuck With Paste: [Don't F\*\*\* With Paste - Chrome Web Store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dont-fuck-with-paste/nkgllhigpcljnhoakjkgaieabnkmgdkb?hl=en) Aug 4-7 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic Hokkaido, JPN Karsten Sturmay Aug 26-28 Baden Masters - CCT Event Baden, SUI Peter De Cruz Sept 2-4 Oakville OCT Fall Classic Oakville, ON Kyle Smith Sept 8-11 Stu Sell Oakville Tankard Oakville, ON Niklas Edin Sept 8-11 Stu Sell Oakville Tankard Tier 2 Oakville, ON Jaap van Dorp Sept 15-18 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Cornwall, ON Kevin Koe Sept 16-18 Cloverdale Cash Spiel Surrey, BC Rui Liu Sept 23-26 College Clean Restoration Curling Classic Saskatoon, SK Brad Jacobs Sept 22-25 Mother Club Fall Curling Classic Winnipeg, MB David Bohn Sept 22-25 KW Fall Classic Kitchener-Waterloo, ON Richard Krell Sept 21-26 Lakeshore Curling Club Cashspiel Lower Sackville, NS Stuart Thompson Sept 29-Oct 2 Swiss Cup Basel - CCT Event Basel, SUI Niklas Edin Sept 30 - Oct 3 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic Vernon, BC Tyler Tardi Sept 30 - Oct 2 Avonair Cash Spiel Edmonton, AB Glen Hansen Sept 30 - Oct 2 KKP Classic Winnipeg, MB Chang-Min Kim Oct 6-10 StuSells Toronto Tankard Toronto, ON Mark Nichols (Gushue) Oct 7-10 Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic Edmonton, AB Steve Laycock Oct 7-9 St. Paul Cash Spiel St. Paul, MN Heath McCormick Oct 7-10 Bud Light Men’s Cashspiel Halifax, NS Chad Stevens Oct 7-10 Man Curl Tour Classic Winnipeg, MB Braden Calvert Oct 14-17 Canad Inn Men’s Classic Portage la Prairie, MB Reid Carruthers Oct 14-17 Hub International Crown of Curling Kamloops, BC Dean Joanisse Oct 13-16 Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel Stroud, ON Chad Allen Oct 14-16 McKee Homes Fall Curling Classic Airdrie, AB Glen Hansen Oct 14-16 Thompson Curling Challenge - CCT Event Urdorf, SUI Kevin Wunderlin Oct 19-23 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Gatineau, QC John Epping ::snip:: ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-news-sites-no-longer-allow-you-to-highlight-and-copy-text/790059/23 "2017-07-06T01:18:27Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > I just did a copy/paste of the schedule. I didn’t do any formatting or editing whatsoever except to cut off the end so it isn’t so long. I couldn’t do it in Edge, but I was able to in Chrome. I think what makes the difference is a little extension I have called Don’t Fuck With Paste: > [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dont-fuck-with-paste/nkgllhigpcljnhoakjkgaieabnkmgdkb?hl=en](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dont-fuck-with-paste/nkgllhigpcljnhoakjkgaieabnkmgdkb?hl=en) This add-on is advertised as not stopping you from copying from “input” fields (like passwords). Does it do more than that? ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-news-sites-no-longer-allow-you-to-highlight-and-copy-text/790059/24 "2017-07-06T01:21:34Z")
I can’t even highlight to be able to highlight/copy/paste on that link. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-news-sites-no-longer-allow-you-to-highlight-and-copy-text/790059/25 "2017-07-06T04:15:32Z")
> [@OldGuy](#): > > This add-on is advertised as not stopping you from copying from “input” fields (like passwords). Does it do more than that? I don’t really even know what that means. What I do know is that I can copy text from any page. I haven’t had a problem since I started using it. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-news-sites-no-longer-allow-you-to-highlight-and-copy-text/790059/26 "2017-07-06T13:29:07Z")
The “trick” I used was to start highlighting the words before or after the schedule. Then just drag up or down and it will capture the schedule in the table. Then paste into notepad or whatever and remove the parts you don’t want. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-news-sites-no-longer-allow-you-to-highlight-and-copy-text/790059/27 "2017-07-06T14:17:07Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > The “trick” I used was to start highlighting the words before or after the schedule. Then just drag up or down and it will capture the schedule in the table. Then paste into notepad or whatever and remove the parts you don’t want. You must be using an add-on or have a system difference. That doesn’t work in barebones Chrome on Win 7. ETA: I take that back. It is possible to copy, but while you are selecting the text, it doesn’t show the selection on the screen. Pasting into Notepad reveals the text was indeed copied. ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-news-sites-no-longer-allow-you-to-highlight-and-copy-text/790059/28 "2017-07-06T14:23:06Z")
I noticed this with the NYT, but It’s pretty easy to get around (just like their paywall). ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-news-sites-no-longer-allow-you-to-highlight-and-copy-text/790059/29 "2017-07-06T14:53:02Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > You must be using an add-on or have a system difference. That doesn’t work in barebones Chrome on Win 7. > > ETA: I take that back. It is possible to copy, but while you are selecting the text, it doesn’t show the selection on the screen. Pasting into Notepad reveals the text was indeed copied. I’m using Windows 8.1 and IE 11. It shows the selected text in the table as well. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-news-sites-no-longer-allow-you-to-highlight-and-copy-text/790059/30 "2017-07-06T19:26:45Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > I don’t really even know what that means. What I do know is that I can copy text from any page. I haven’t had a problem since I started using it. Many web pages are forms, like when you place an order for something to be shipped, or login to a site. Some fields are protected against pasting. For example, when you create an account, some sites prohibit pasting into the “confirm password” box or a “confirm email address” as a security measure. Pasting the same text twice would defeat the purpose of the box, which is to make sure you really know what data you are entering. Otherwise you could paste the same typo twice. When all is said and done, if the browser has to present something to you, you have it. You just may have to do a workaround to get the browser to cooperate with you instead of the server that sent the data. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-news-sites-no-longer-allow-you-to-highlight-and-copy-text/790059.md?page=1)