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Another Publisher Challenges Legality of Links

Posted by timothy on from the where-is-the-commons-exactly dept.

NewtonsLaw writes: "It seems that the legality of hypertext linkiing has once a gain been called into question according to this story running on Wired.com. As the former online publisher of 7am.com, I was once threatened by the Nando Times in a similar manner when I was linking to their stories. Local TV broadcaster TVNZ also made all sorts of noise about the illegality of linking to their content back in 1966 but have since come to their senses. Over the years I've had similar bitchy complaints from a number of online publishers who simply haven't worked out that links from other sites are something to be encouraged because the drive traffic and boost search-engine ratings. A great resource for those interested in the history, opinions and law on the matter of the legality of linking is the Link Controversy page created and maintained by Stefan Bechtold. Most publishers eventually realize that trying to block linking through the courts is a really dumb thing to do -- but there's always someone who simply doesn't get it."

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  1. Breakin' the Law!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    microsoft.com

  2. W00t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post

  3. More Importantly... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What would Trey from Phish say?

  4. OFF TOPIC: Mac people, help me! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I bought a PPC 6400 off ebay. It boots up fine, and all seems well, but it didn't come with a mouse (only the KB).

    I had already, before it arrived, gone and picked up a BenCole USB card. When i got the Mac, I installed the card, plugged in a USB mouse and hoped for the best.
    Of course, it didn't work, as expected, so I used the keyboard to:
    *Open the cdrom where I had burned the USB drivers.
    *cmd-o to open and mount the .smi
    *cmd-o to start the installed

    Now's the hard part...the installed opens a dialog (modal of course) with 'agree/disagree'. There is NO KEYBOARD SHORTCUT!

    I can't tell it to 'agree' so I can install and have access to my USB stuff (mouse, mainly).

    Anyone have any ideas here?

    Alternately, there is a subfolder in the .smi that contains a prefs file and a control panel. If I could somehow get THOSE to the appropriate location, I could bypass the dialog box.

    I can go, this weekend, to get an ADB mouse I guess, but man oh man, I would feel pretty defeated if I had to do that.

    1. Re:OFF TOPIC: Mac people, help me! by TheOnlyCoolTim · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      ... my only experience with macs is a 68040 I had, but there used to be a control panel that let you use the numerical keypad as a mouse.

      Accessibility or Handicap Options or something like that.

      Tim

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      Omnia vestra castrorum habetur nobis.
  5. mien kock by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    so who wants to see a picture of my cock?

    1. Re:mien kock by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      n/m assfuckers, here it is!!

  6. Re:Clicking links is theft by aozilla · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If email address = on public domain then
    I don't have permission = tough shit;
    print("Take email address out of public domain");

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    ok then your [sic] infringing on my copyright! Could you as [sic] me next time before STEALING my comments for your own?
  7. Oops! by Petrox · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    oops! I Did it again!

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    sig my booty, check my website