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"Deep Linking" Controversy Renewed in Texas

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the god-i-thought-this-was-over-with dept.

DaDigz writes "Wired News is reporting on a cease and desist letter sent to an independant news site by Belo, corporate parent of The Dallas Morning News, forbidding them from linking to individual stories within the site. They claim that the author can only link to the site's homepage, and attempting to link to stories within the site violates their copyright." Next week Time Magazine will require you to read pages 1-36 before reading the article you want on page 37. Don't complain, it's their copyright ;)

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  1. obligitory by jeffy124 · · Score: 4, Funny

    oops

    i think i just broke (c) law. aaaah!

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  2. The Link Controversy Page by mutende · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't forget to visit Stefan Bechtold's Link Controversy Page that has links to legal articles, cases, technical solutions, link license agreements, hyperlink patents and related stuff.

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  3. In Other News... by Mockura · · Score: 5, Funny
    Comcast Cable has sent cease and desist letters to Sony, Magnavox and other major television manufacturers, demanding removal of the number buttons on TV remotes.

    "By allowing TV viewers to go directly from Channel 2 to Channel 50, they are denying channels 3 through 49 of valuable 'click-through' advertising opportunities. This will not stand!"

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