14-December-2008, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by sabianq
answer my question please
according to rule 8 the only reason that hotlinking should be avoided is because of bandwidth issues.
copyright infringement concerns do not show up in the rule.
does the rule need to be re written?
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OK, since you asked it twice 
The rule does not say that is the only reason, but it is the only reason given in the rule. The rules don't have to give any reasons.
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or were the details describing copyright infringement when hot linking omitted from rule because the authors already knew about the legal standing of hot linking?
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As you've pointed out, the legal standing is murky. And, IIRC, the author of the FAQ did indeed know that there were undecided issues about hotlinking. I might be able to find some of the original discussion somewhere, I'll check. Rule number 4 addresses copyright issues, although it does not specifically address images--but hotlinking is subtly different from copying large sections of text to a BAUT post.
As Tinaa said a few posts back, avoid hotlinking in general, unless it is from your personal webspace. The FAQ specifically mentions that hotlinking to NASA sites and university sites is OK, and leaves open the possibility for others, but for other sites I as a mod will probably replace the image with a link.
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