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In Britain, Outwitting Strict Laws Against Libel

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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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