Via the New York Times
By NOAM COHEN
Published: November 23, 2008
A SMALL computer file appeared on the Internet last week, purporting to list the 13,000 members of the racist, far-right British National Party. The text file contained not just the names of the party’s supporters, but their home addresses, home phone numbers and, in some cases, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘linking’
In Britain, Outwitting Strict Laws Against Libel
Canadian Court Rules Linking to Libel Isn’t (Necessarily) Libel
Via Media Shift
by Jeffrey D. Neuburger, November 13, 2008
Linking to content is the essence of the online experience — it’s the “Web” in the World Wide Web. But there’s a lot of legal gray area around linking, and surprisingly few court rulings providing guidance as to the circumstances when linking could result in liability.
A court [...]
Mainstream News Outlets Start Linking to Other Sites
Via the New York Times
By BRIAN STELTER
Published: October 12, 2008
“Thou shalt not link to outside sites” — a long-held commandment of many newsrooms — is eroding.
Embracing the hyperlink ethos of the Web to a degree not seen before, news organizations are becoming more comfortable linking to competitors — acting in effect like aggregators. The Washington Post [...]
Senate boldly advances to 2005 with updated Web linking rules
Via ARS Technica
By Julian Sanchez | Published: September 25, 2008 - 10:44AM CT
At long last, John McCain and Barack Obama can pantomime lightsaber duels or get their Numa Numa on like any other red-blooded American. In a move that a spokesperson for Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) called “a major step into the future,” the Senate [...]
EFF: claim that consent needed for linking is “preposterous”
Via ARS Technica
By Nate Anderson | Published: September 23, 2008 - 06:20AM CT
Large Chicago law firm Jones Day is suing a tiny Internet startup called BlockShopper over the use of the humble hyperlink. But BlockShopper has picked up a pair of allies in the form of the EFF and Public Citizen, and the two groups [...]
EFF: claim that consent needed for linking is “preposterous”
Via ARS Technica
By Nate Anderson | Published: September 23, 2008 - 06:20AM CT
Large Chicago law firm Jones Day is suing a tiny Internet startup called BlockShopper over the use of the humble hyperlink. But BlockShopper has picked up a pair of allies in the form of the EFF and Public Citizen, and the two groups [...]
Federal lawsuits take on the humble hyperlink
Via ARS Technica
By Nate Anderson | Published: September 18, 2008 - 05:34AM CT
R.E.M. once sang about “the end of the world as we know it,” but Michael Stipe & Co. never suspected that the brat-loving, cheese-eating, grain-growing Midwest might be the source of the world-ending scourge. But a pair of recent federal court cases coming [...]
