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New Orbitz Terms Prohibit Inbound Deep Linking

Posted by timothy on from the front-door-only dept.

chekovma writes "Orbitz has announced a new set of Terms and Conditions that take effect March 12th which require anyone who uses their website (creates an account there) to follow strict inbound linking rules. These rules prohibit a user from creating even a plain text link to orbitz.com without first notifying them and require a user to take down such a link at their desire. It also disallows any deep linking -- meaning even this post violates those terms and conditions."

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  1. Use the referrer field by soundman32 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Can't their web server just reject or redirect any page requests that don't have a referrer field of their own web site?

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    No sharp objects, I'm a programmer!
  2. W3C say ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative
    any attempt to forbid the practice of deep linking is based on a misunderstanding of the technology, and threatens to undermine the functioning of the Web as a whole

    -- http://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/deeplinking

  3. Re:Isn't Orbitz Owned by Microsoft? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative
    Orbitz is owned by a group of 5 major airlines:
    • American
    • Continental
    • Delta
    • Northwest
    • United
    Travelocity is a SABRE company. Expedia is the Microsoft controlled travel site.