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Several of the examples reference "deep linking", for example "While we welcome all normal links to our sites we regard 'deep linking' as an infringement of our
by marklar423 2y ago
Several of the examples reference "deep linking", for example "While we welcome all normal links to our sites we regard 'deep linking' as an infringement of our copyright." - I wonder what that could mean. Anything besides the home page?
- whaleofatw2022 2y agoIt can be a little wishy washy. stuff like /about or /contact -might- not be considered a deep link depending on the opinion of whomever is running the site.
- slyall 2y agoProbably so if they accidentally upload a confidential document they can claim that anybody who downloaded it (or shared the URLS) violated their T&Cs
- austinjp 2y agoTypically it's about media and means e.g. embedding media from their site into yours, or linking directly to that media. If you link directly to an image, say, the user won't see the target website's content, which they might object to.
- seanhunter 2y agoThe lawyer writing that knows that it doesn't matter very much whether the copyright holder regards something as infringement, it matters what courts think, and to the extent that these theories have been tested in court, they have generally failed[1]. You might as well say that you regard "deep linking" as treason punishable by death. They're just trying to frighten people. [1] eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_10,_Inc._v._Amazon.com,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_10,_Inc._v._Amazon.com....