Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 7:02 AM
From: Bonnie Klein (DTIC) <BKlein_at_DTIC.MIL>
Subject: Linking to National Academies Press Books Online
>From CENDI Frequently Asked Questions About Copyright
http://www.dtic.mil/cendi/publications/00-3copyright.html#toc20
2.4.6. Is it a copyright infringement to link from your website to
copyrighted material on another?
No. In April, 2000, Federal Judge Harry L. Hupp in his ruling on
deep linking in Ticketmaster vs. Tickets.com (2000) states that,
"...hyperlinking does not itself involve a violation of the Copyright Act
(whatever it may do for other claims) since no copying is involved." Many
organizations encourage links by posting terms and conditions and how-to
instructions on their websites, usually under the headings of Copyright,
Legal Notices, or About Us. For examples, see the Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/interact/longterm/talk/copy.htm
and the New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/linkingfaq.html
http://www.time.com/time/faq/#link .
However, be aware of "other claims" and court rulings which prohibit
framing,
misuse of trademarks, bypassing advertising, etc.
Also specifically for the NAP, see "JEP: National Academy Press: A Case
Study" http://www.press.umich.edu/jep/04-04/pope.html
"Giving away all of our content was very risky, but it is paying off both in
terms of disseminating the work of the National Academies and in breaking
even." The most important consideration for the National Academies
http://www.nationalacademies.org/ is "disseminating the work."
There are no legal restrictions against including a URL in a cataloging
record or in an email such as this.
Bonnie Klein
Chair, CENDI Copyright Working Group
Defense Technical Information Center
Ft. Belvoir, VA
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