Copyright Issues Present Ongoing Dilemma: To Link or Not To Link? by Robert I Berkman and Christopher A Shumway, Online Journalism Review (OCt 1)
Article examines the arguments surrounding the ethics and legality of linking to web pages. It seems accepted that linking to a home page is ok, but linking to specific content pages without permission might not be. News stories, as an example, are really copyrighted material and not public domain.
The article is an edited excerpt from the book "Digital Dilemmas: Ethical Issues for Online Media Professionals," published in Aug. 2003 by Iowa State Press.
Posted by Gwen at October 2, 2003 01:28 PM