Hyper-text mark-up language definition

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Linking on the web

This Practice Note explains the manner in which intellectual property (IP) and other rights apply in the context of linking on the web, with specific regard to the perspective of a website operator.It covers:•Brexit•Common linking terminology•Linking and copyright•Copyright—the reproduction right•Linking and other intellectual property rights•Linking to defamatory material•The Online Safety Act 2023 and hyperlinking•Linking and contractual restrictions/limitationsSee also, Precedent: Linking policy.BrexitThis Practice Note contains references to case law from the Court of Justice. For guidance on whether judgments of the Court of Justice are binding on UK courts, see Practice Note: Assimilated law.This Practice Note also refers to EU-derived domestic laws (that is, domestic legislation that implemented EU laws in the UK). From IP completion day at 11.00 pm on 31 December 2020 until the end of 2023, such laws were classified as retained EU law (REUL). However, assimilated law is the name given to REUL which remains in force after the end of 2023. The re-categorisation of REUL (and associated terms) to assimilated law reflects a change in its status...