[FYI] (Fwd) FC: KPMG says nobody can link to kpmg.com without permission

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

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Date sent:      	Wed, 05 Dec 2001 21:07:07 -0500
To:             	politech@politechbot.com
From:           	Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Subject:        	FC: KPMG says nobody can link to kpmg.com without permission
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The BBB (http://www.politechbot.com/p-01823.html) and the
International Trademark Association
(http://www.politechbot.com/p-01846.html) have also tried to restrict
weblinking. OJR.org has a summary
(http://www.politechbot.com/p-02071.html) of the relevant law. Of
course cease-and-desist letters from corporate "regulatory compliance"
officers don't mean much unless they can enforce their requests in
court -- and it seems like they can't.

I invite KPMG to reply.

-Declan

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Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 00:45:04 +0000
From: jennifer slater <gen@raettig.org>
To: declan@well.com
Subject: kpmg and shallow hyperlinking
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hi declan,

you may or may not be interested in a story which at least seems to be
capturing the imagination of webloggers, regarding consulting firm
kpmg and their dislike of non-deep hyperlinking.

http://chris.raettig.org/email/jnl00036.html

followed up in;

http://chris.raettig.org/email/jnl00040.html


whilst not a legal threat, this is a strongly worded request for the
removal of a link to kpmg.com. and one which has provoked strong
feeling (and often amusing reaction) online since monday.





sincerely,
gen.



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jennifer slater   gen@raettig.org
personal communications assistant to chris raettig
chris@raettig.org   http://chris.raettig.org




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