RE: UKNM: Legal Question

[Bunder, Leslie]

might be worth speaking to Nick Lockett at Sidley&Austin (www.sidley.com)


He's very clued up on this issues and has specialised in Net related matters

for a number of years.


His number is: 0171 360 3600


Leslie

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>

From: Jason Dale[SMTP:jasonloquax [dot] co [dot] uk]

> Sent: 	12 August 1999 09:37

>

To: uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: 	UKNM: Legal Question

> 

> Quick question on copyright issues.

> 

> If a site has a bunch of links and someone comes along and uses 

> the same links in another way, albeit the same subject matter - is 

> that an infringement of copyright? (I guess not, but would like to be 

> 100%)

> 

> However if we find a commercial website of similar ilk to our own 

> (as we have), which because they have links which contain our 

> affiliate store codes (honest!) makes it pretty convincing they've half 

> inched from us - have they then infringed copyright and if so what 

> exactly is the best way to proceed (other than hoping they make 

> us a fortune through the affiliate link and laugh because we can't 

> actually believe people are so stupid!).

> 

> Cheers

> 

> Jason

> 

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