[LINK] Legality of Linking, incl. 'Deep Linking'

[Eric Scheid]

On 1/4/03 8:25 AM, "Ivan Trundle" <ivan.trundle at alia.org.au> wrote:

> A more accurate definition of deep linking (a wrong term, if ever there
> was one), as far as I can work out, is framing or other appropriation of
> of external content.

Disagree.

IMHO, deep linking would include links which bypass pre-requisite pages
such as "click here to agree to the T&C". Pre-requisite pages would include
terms & conditions, fair warnings regarding upcoming content, licences,
quid-pro-quo privacy surrenders (eg. gimme your email address and I'll let
you download the demo), etc. The fuzzy edge is where the quid-pro-quo is not
asserted quite so clearly ... such as preamble pages which are laden with
advertising.

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