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To: Gottfried who wrote (37762)8/6/1999 10:06:00 AM
From: JohnG  Read Replies (1) of 152472
 
Gottfried. Interesting article. I can see that some entity might feel damaged if their site was overwhelmed by visitors in such a way that it inhibited use by their intended audience. It seems to me that those businesses who chose to use the net, which is essentially free to them as a public utility, do at the same time accept the public's right to view it as often as they choose using all normal means for viewing. Links are certainly a normal means as they neither destroy the site nor crack security codes. The question of whether a second business can make a living providing access to a deep link is an interesting one, but I doubt that any court will act as an extension of a site operator and attempt to force the public to pass thru a maze of advertising. Free speech and expression is very dear in the US.
JohnG
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