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From: WEBMASTER [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 1:09 PM
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Subject: Avoiding copyright infringement
The following guidelines are being considered here for all colleagues
constructing web pages.
Comments would be welcome. 1, 3 and 4 seem pretty straightforward, but as main
college webby I'm concerned about point 3.
3) We are now advised that permission should be sought for every external link
to ANY other website. Could you please therefore follow steps 1 & 2 above for
all links as well.
As long as the linked site is not presented within the browser as being part of the linking site, I can't see any point in item 3. In fact, I consider item 3 to be unworkable and pointless -- good grief, the working hours that would be spent doing this! What next, being forced to get permission to cite a journal or newspaper article? The web is an open media based on the use of hyperlinks -- if people put up a building on open ground they can't complain when people point it out to each other.
Sean Wilcock
Lecturer
School of Information Management
Priestley Room 108
Beckett Park
Leeds Metropolitan University
Tel: (0)113 283-2600 ext 5162
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