Re: [dvd-discuss] NYTimes.com Article: Google Runs Into Copyright Dispute

[Steve Bryan <sbryan(at)vendorsystems.com>]

I shouldn't be so lazy but I believe the Time is being more nefarious 
than is immediately obvious. I think you run into trouble if you try to 
simply cut and paste the link yourself. My guess if that it is part of 
the scheme of forcing people to register and have cookies activated in 
order to read, even though it is free. That way they could block "do it 
yourself" links while enabling their advertisement enhanced links to 
work. As I mentioned at the start I'm too lazy to undertake this 
experiment today. The experiment would involve having two different 
accounts and passing the "deep link" between them to see if it works as 
expected. If they are just exchanging convenience for an ad, i.e. the 
experiment shows that deep links are not inhibited, then I apologize for 
my jeremiad. I just recall there being problems with links to the Times 
which might be completely explained by their system of registration 
(which is impediment enough).


On Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at 12:18  pm, Dean Sanchez wrote:

> The Times is offering a service (sending a email at a single click, 
> instead of cutting and pasting the link yourself).