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Re: so-called "deep-linking" ruled okay
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Fri, 31 Mar 2000 15:27:23 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Jacob Sparre Andersen writes:
> A web page is supposed to be able to stand alone (of cause
> with all its links). If it can't, the site designer has
> misunderstood his medium (IMNSHO).
I think a web SITE is supposed to be able to stand alone... A page is just a
part of it - it could be only one frame out of a complete frameset...
> > <http://www.mindling.com/sebnet/jumppage/>
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> Probably illegal, but since the author doesn't seem to
> pretend that the content of the upper frame is his work, he
> can probably get away with it.
I think Matt was refering to the quote at the bottom, shamelessly stolen from
quotes-r-us...
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> Images are actually a bit of a problem. - We have to store
> them as separate entities, but most image file formats don't
> include features for captions and copyright information (or
> the browsers just ignore it).
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> Following my arguments above, it should be perfectly
> legitimate to link directly to other peoples pictures, if it
> wasn't for the inability to include visible copyright
> information in image files.
what about you abusing someone server for them? if I make a lego DB, and have
all the images just linked from lugnet, I'm taking advantage of Todd's disk
space and bandwidth, just to save my own. That might increase his costs. I
don't think one should do such a thing without permission.
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> The PNG format allows for inclusion of text with the images,
> but I have yet to see a browser that uses this for showing
> things like image title, caption, and copyright.
not sure - is PNG rendered at all by NN/IE?
:)
Dan
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| Dan: (...) I disagree! (and I think we will have to leave it at that) (...) That is a part of the error in the FRAME construction. (...) Then I will consider to drop the "probably". (...) The question is when it is abuse... Todd has the images on (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: so-called "deep-linking" ruled okay
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| Matthew: (...) A web page is supposed to be able to stand alone (of cause with all its links). If it can't, the site designer has misunderstood his medium (IMNSHO). (...) Probably illegal, but since the author doesn't seem to pretend that the (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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