- From: Bullard, Claude L (Len) <clbullar@ingr.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 12:19:46 -0500
- To: "'reagle@w3.org'" <reagle@w3.org>, tbray@textuality.com
- Cc: www-tag@w3.org
No they aren't. A citation is not a hypertext link.
A hypertext link is a control with a dereference
semantic. It is possible for a local venue to
outlaw linking without permission based on the
nature of the control even though the enforcement
of that is expensive. That is what Lessig points
out with regards to legislation or control
through the architecture. It is the same kind
of law that puts seatbelts and airbags in cars.
The W3C should restrict its official statements
to the functionality of the architecture, not
the legality of using it in any local venue.
It is not an architectural issue. You are
overstepping your mandate and your authority
if such statements extend beyond the use of
W3C property rights, in effect, its website.
len
-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Reagle [mailto:reagle@w3.org]
Of course. Links are merely references to other sites. You don't
have to ask permission to link to this site - or any other website.
See ("link myths" for more on this).
Received on Thursday, 29 August 2002 13:20:23 UTC