The restriction on the linking business was suggested by me - and became my personal nightmare as editor of eSpectra, our online journal. I've decided that absent a discussion at an executive level within MCN, the interim approach would be to link directly to content within a site unless there are express provisions in the site's rules of use prohibiting me from doing so. I'd like to hear thoughts on this list-serv concerning this approach because essentially all of eSpectra is a series of links....
Rina Pantalony "Kevin Grierson" <[email protected]> on 11/11/2002 08:57:13 AM Please respond to [email protected] To: [email protected] cc: Subject: RE: IP SIG: Fair Use Barbie And NPR (www.npr.org) doesn't want you to link to their site without permission either. Some publishers may want you to read their articles only by candlelight in front of your home PC, but saying it doesn't make it enforceable. I don't mean to pick on Amalyah, but this particular type of restriction galls me and I don't believe it's legally enforceable. They are, in essence, claiming that there's something you can't "say" online. kwg Kevin W. Grierson Willcox & Savage, P.C. 1800 Bank of America Center One Commercial Place Norfolk, Virginia 23510 mailto:[email protected] ph: 757/628-5603 fx: 757/628-5566 http://www.wilsav.com Subscribe to our E-commerce newsletter at http://www.willcoxandsavage.com/pubs_maillist.html >>> <[email protected]> 11/11/02 02:58AM >>> On their site, at the bottom, "Terms and Conditions." Amalyah -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Grierson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: +æ 11/11/2002 02:42 To: [email protected] Cc: Subject: Re: IP SIG: Fair Use Barbie Amalyah, If you have a cite for your statement about unauthorized linking, I'd like to see it. kwg <<< [email protected] 11/10 1:31p >>> "Showing Barbie Doll's Head on Sex Web Site May Be Fair Use" "Toy manufacturer Mattel is not entitled to summary judgment in a copyright infringement case against a British woman who sold sexually explicit dolls made partly with Mattel's SuperStar Barbie head, a federal judge in New York has ruled. The judge found that the defendant's statements about artistic expression and parody raised the affirmative defense of fair use." Since unauthorized hyperlinking is restricted: go to <www.law.com> , click on the IP section under "Practice Centers", and scroll down to find the story. Amalyah Keshet Director of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem www.imj.org.il Board of Directors, the Museum Computer Network www.mcn.edu --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected]
