Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]H. Ball Arche wrote: > >I don't think you should expect to be asked for permission if somebody else >wants to make a link to your site > > Depends - for instance this is what the BBC's terms of use say: ' 4. All copyright, trade marks, design rights, patents and other intellectual property rights (registered and unregistered) in and on bbc.co.uk and all content (including all applications) located on the site shall remain vested in the BBC or its licensors (which includes other users). You may not copy, reproduce, republish, disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer, download, post, broadcast, transmit, make available to the public, or otherwise use bbc.co.uk content in any way except for your own personal, non-commercial use. You also agree not toadapt, alter or create a derivative work from any bbc.co.uk content<> except for your own personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of bbc.co.uk content requires the prior written permission of the BBC.' I asked them 5 or 6 years ago and even posting a link to their site was not allowed unless permission had been granted. Which they then found difficult to grant. I don't know what the policy of the site where Lluis posted his photos is, but it might be worth having a look. I don't know the status of the seller either - is selling commercial or not ... My two cents Phx