IP-PUB - Infopeople Public Service Archive: (Fwd) Re: Permission for Links?

(Fwd) Re: Permission for Links?

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Thu, 23 Nov 1995 09:56:25 +0000

Sender: lhyman@mail.sdsu.edu (Linda Hyman)
Subject: Re: Permission for Links?

>Does one need to get
>permission to include a link to an outside source (page) from the
>maintainer of the page linked to.

Recently, I received a terse note from a UCLA group regarding the use of
their URL as a link on a Spanish language resource page I created. Even
though I credited them as the creator and owner, they were angry that I had
not asked for permission. I removed them.

The next week I received a message from someone in Mexico who was
absolutely thrilled to see their URL on the resource page. Who can
figure? My advice is to create an e-mail form letter and send it off as
you create resource pages--especially if you see any copyright information
on the page. Put in the note that you are using their site on your page
and have them contact you if that is not to their liking. Add that unless
you receive notification otherwise...blah blah blah... I don't know if
using someone's URL is inviting litigation or not...What a drag tho' in
terms of workload.

Linda Hyman-Education First Initiative
Pacific Bell/San Diego State University
Dept. of Educational Technology
San Diego CA 92182 (619) 594-4414
e-mail: lhyman@mail.sdsu.edu
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/edfirst/edfirst.html

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