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Do they have any legal right to declare that you need their permission to link to their site? I sure hope not.

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• jrockway 17y ago
  Wait, are you saying I can't create a law by making a web page? Damn...
  • _delirium 17y ago
    Oddly, that's been litigated more than you'd think, including in the context of links ("deep linking"): http://www.wilmerhale.com/publications/whPubsDetail.aspx?publication=2636 http://www.wilmerhale.com/publications/whPubsDetail.aspx?pub...
    • swombat 17y ago
      So if I read it right, according to that link, Royal Mail can't enforce any such "deep linking rule" on their website unless they require all their visitors to click through an agreement page before viewing the site, though it is technically possible for Royal Mail to sue businesses who choose to do so (though they will most likely lose).
      • chacha102 17y ago
        They couldn't even do that. I can link to any page in their website without actually visiting their website. Via Google: My Deep Link https://www.royalmail.com/portal/pw/postcodefinder https://www.royalmail.com/portal/pw/postcodefinder