Re: Linking to pages with/without permission

Posted by Marc W. Rousseau on September 15, 1997 at 04:33:40:

In Reply to: Linking to pages with/without permission posted by David E. Scott on September 14, 1997 at 17:40:05:

: Our approach is to link to pages, but not include content (it may be copyrighted). As a courtesy and if we know the author's email address,
: we also notify the author that we've made the link.
: David E. Scott, Ph.D.
: DaveScott@1000islands.com

Yes, that is my opinion, too. Links to other websites should need no PERMISSION.
On another side, if publishing on the Web is like displaying on a shop window, one does not always appreciate every king of publicity and would like to be able to sometimes ask the group performing in front of the shop window to do that somewhere else.

In other words, I would recommend:
- If you set up a link to a commercial web site, no permission required, just maybe courtesy of letting the author know.
- If you set up a link to non-commercial web sites, tell the author you are doing so.
- If the author does not like your link, give him the right to ask it be removed.
- If an author wants no links to his site, he should state it clearly on his site.

In all cases, avoid duplicating the material or make it clear it comes from the other website (extend the link to the entire copied material)

And, ISPs should give authors the information about where their hits come from, particularly if the trafic is becoming heavy.

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: : Our approach is to link to pages, but not include content (it may be copyrighted). As a courtesy and if we know the author's email address, : : we also notify the author that we've made the link. : : David E. Scott, Ph.D. : : DaveScott@1000islands.com : Yes, that is my opinion, too. Links to other websites should need no PERMISSION. : On another side, if publishing on the Web is like displaying on a shop window, one does not always appreciate every king of publicity and would like to be able to sometimes ask the group performing in front of the shop window to do that somewhere else. : In other words, I would recommend: : - If you set up a link to a commercial web site, no permission required, just maybe courtesy of letting the author know. : - If you set up a link to non-commercial web sites, tell the author you are doing so. : - If the author does not like your link, give him the right to ask it be removed. : - If an author wants no links to his site, he should state it clearly on his site. : In all cases, avoid duplicating the material or make it clear it comes from the other website (extend the link to the entire copied material) : And, ISPs should give authors the information about where their hits come from, particularly if the trafic is becoming heavy.