I found this on the Edupage Website...a quip for a September 25th, 1998 NY
Times article. Thought it was something everyone might find of interest.
"If your Web site links to a site that links to a third site and the third
site contains illegal reproductions of copyrighted material, can you be sued
for damages? So far, the answer is no, because Los Angeles Federal District
Court Judge Manuel A. Real dismissed one of the defendants from a case
brought by Hollywood glamour photographer Gary Bernstein, charging that such
linking is illegal. After the judge's ruling, Bernstein withdrew his
lawsuit, but legal experts say the issue will come up for court review
another day. Law professor Mark Lemley says that "the consequences of
holding an end user liable for copyright infringement would be disturbing
for the Net... It might deter surfing. It might also give some unscrupulous
groups the power to suppress speech or critics." (New York Times 25 Sep 98)
"
Just a heads up and food for thought...
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