To Link or Not To Link: How To Avoid Copyright Traps on the Internet.

Shkolnikov, Tanya

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Publication Date: 2002

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To Link or Not To Link: How To Avoid Copyright Traps on the Internet.

Shkolnikov, Tanya

Journal of Academic Librarianship, v28 n3 p133-40 May 2002

Discusses the problem of avoiding Web-related copyright liabilities in library activities, including legal ramifications of linking and librarians' responsibility for the content of the linked sites. Presents legal cases based on linking and makes recommendations for developing intellectual property guidelines. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Copyrights, Court Litigation, Guidelines, Higher Education, Legal Responsibility, Library Policy, Policy Formation, World Wide Web

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Language: English

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