Deep Linking

A Wired article by Michelle Dilio discusses a Danish legal case regarding the practice of Deep Linking, the construction of links from Site A to content deep within the network of Site B:

Experts were divided over the effect a ruling by a Danish court would have on the international Internet. But whatever happens in Copenhagen, intellectual property lawyers and Web watchers all agreed that deep-linking will soon hit increased legal barriers in the United States and Europe.

The bulk of the article, though, deals with the fact that decisions in the Danish court will not likely affect U.S. law. The issue, though, is a crucial one from freedom of speech perspectives, because it suggests that users must secure permission before pointing to material on someone else's site. - goto