Netscape World online has an article discussing the legal issues pertaining to framing AND linking to other people's sites without their permission. Since many of us are placing many links on our pages and encouraging students to do the same, we really need to be aware of some of the issues addressed here, and the court decisions that have been made (and are being made) in this regard. It's Ok to Put a Link to another Site on my Page, right? Maybe not. http://www.netscapeworld.com/netscapeworld/nw-06-1997/nw-06-bestpract.html Excerpt: >Last year the state of Georgia passed a law making it a crime >to link to someone's site without their permission....There >is a body of cases suggesting that you can be charged under >such a law even if you never set foot in Georgia.... >A related issue occurs when someone uses a copyrighted image, say >a corporate logo as a clickable image map to link someone to the >corporate site. This is quite logical, but it is also a copyright >violation unless you have the permission of the logo's owner. Tracy Marks ____________________________________________________________ Tracy Marks, M.A. tmar@tiac.net http://www.windweaver.com WINDWEAVER WEB AND WINDOWS 95 RESOURCES: Web search resources, search reviews, guides - Web wisdom - Windows 95 manual and tips ALSO: Webwinds web cameras http://www.geocities.com/~webwinds [end of message ... text also available at <url:http://www.reference.com/cgi-bin/pn/go.py?choice=message&table=06_1997&mid=1690059&hilit=COPYRIGHT+COPYRIGHTED+LEGAL> ] -------------------------------- Article-ID: 06_1997&1844758 Score: 80 Subject: Copyright Law (was Re: ATTN JMS: Harrassing email)