hyperlink. Intellectual property. An element on a webpage — usu. a word, phrase, or graphic, but sometimes a single pixel — that, when clicked on, takes the user to another part of the same website or to a different website. • A copyright violation occurs if a person knows or has reason to know that […]
link, n. 1. A unit in a connected series; something that binds separate things (link in the chain of title). 2. A unit of land measurement (one link equals 7.92 inches). [Cases: Weights and Measures 3. C.J.S. Weights and Measures § 3.] 3. See HYPERLINK.
deep link. Intellectual property. A webpage hyperlink that, when clicked, opens a page on another website other than that site’s home page. • Some plaintiffs have argued, with mixed success, that bypassing their home pages in this manner deprives them of advertising revenue. Deep-linking does not violate copyright if the portal provided does not copy