Re UKNM: Linking to sites

[Paul Canty]

Scary idea - but how about asking the sites you want to link to if

they're OK for you to do it?


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Paul

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CL> Thanks Paul, but as Michael pointed out, there still seems to be some

CL> confusion over this issue.  I understand that deep linking or framinhg

CL> requires prior agreement but still not 100% sure about a simple link. If

CL> there are any lawyers on this list, how about a bit of free advice?

(does

CL> that exist in the legal profession? - any good lawyer jokes anybody?)


CL> Chris Lascelles

CL>

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CL> Sent: 14 October 2000 00:03

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CL> Subject: Re: UKNM: Linking to sites


CL> I`m no expert but as far as I know, you are free to link to any web site

CL> without permission but deep-linking (linking to pages other than the

home

CL> page) has certainly been frowned upon in American law

CL> (http://www.gigalaw.com/articles/kubiszyn-2000-05b-p1.html).


>>From a practical point of view, providing links to web pages should

present

CL> any legal problems provided you're not saying anything defamatory about

the

CL> site in question and that you don`t try and pass of their content as

your

CL> own. It's always a good idea to tell them that you're linking to them as

CL> well.


CL> Paul

CL> _____________


CL> If you are *pointing* to a site, that is loading the page into your

CL> visitor's browser then you can certainly do that - it's like offering

CL> someone a lift

CL> to the shop.  However, if you load their page into a new window or

otherwise

CL> load a page so that it may appear to be 'your' content, then you're in

CL> trouble.

CL> I believe that there was a battle between 2 Scottish newspapers last

year

CL> over the fact that one was allegedly just providing headlines and

pointing

CL> to the content of the other's site - however, it was alleged that they

CL> loaded

CL> it in such a way that it was difficult to tell it was another site.


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