I honestly do not understand the supposed reasons behind this rule (apart from enforcing the marketplace and slowly drying the freestuff section).

Do they FEAR we would sue them because we have followed an external link and found a warez or a virus instead of the wanted freebie?

But EVERY site in this galaxy has a little disclaimer saying: "be aware: if you download something not hosted on this server, we are not responsible for it". And it has always been enough for all.

Okay, if I post a clearly illegal link  ("download free warez here!"), such a disclaimer could be objected, even in a court, and Rendo owners could forbid and delete this links. 

But a freebie? Seems a bit paranoic to me.

P.S. Acadia, now you should seriously think about installing a dedicated payment phone number to answer to link requests from us all. But, please, no more than a couple dollar per minute, ok? Thanks!

Giorgio

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