Re: Linking and breaking news

From: Edward Branham <ebb[_at_]usa.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 16:43:50 -0500

On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, James Love <love[_at_]cptech.org> wrote:
>
> Given the large number of commerical news organizations on the Internet,
> as well as non-commerical sites that report news in niche areas, is
> there any jurisprudence on the issue of linking to stories on other
> people's web sites?

As long as you do not use protected materials to identify the link... like the company logo... their published material may be referenced in your published material. It is best compared to a footnote or a bibliography.

Edward Branham
<ebb[_at_]usa.net> Received on Thu Jan 28 1999 - 21:44:51 GMT

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