In United States jurisprudence, there is a distinction between the mere act of linking to someone else's website, and linking to content that is illegal (e.g., gambling illegal in the US) or infringing (e.g., illegal MP3 copies).Cybertelecom:: Legal to Link? The Internet Archive. Retrieved June 11, 2012. Several courts have found that merely linking to someone else's website, even if by bypassing commercial advertising, is not copyright or trademark infringement, regardless of how much someone else might object.Ford Motor Company v. 2600 Enterprises, 177 F.Supp.2d 661 (EDMi December 20, 2001)American Civil Liberties Union v. Miller, 977 F.Supp. 1228 (ND Ga. 1997)Ticketmaster Corp. v. Tickets.Com, Inc., No. 99-07654 (CD Calif. March 27, 2000) Linking to illegal or infringing content can be sufficiently problematic to give rise to legal liability.Intellectual Reserve v. Utah Lighthouse Ministry, Inc. , 75 FSupp2d 1290 (D Utah 1999)Universal City Studios Inc v Reimerdes, 111 FSupp2d 294 (DCNY 2000)Comcast of Illinois X LLC v. Hightech Elec. Inc. , District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Decision of July 28, 2004, 03 C 3231 ComparePerfect 10 v. Google , Decision of February 21, 2006, Case No. CV 04-9484 AHM (CD Cal. 2/21/06), CRI 2006, 76–88 No liability for thumbnail links to infringing content for a summary of the current status of US copyright law as to hyperlinking, see the discussion regarding the Arriba Soft and Perfect 10 cases.
in united states jurisprudence there is a distinction between the mere act of linking to someone else's website and linking to content that is illegal (eg gambling illegal in the us) or infringing (eg illegal mp3 copies)cybertelecom legal to link the internet archive retrieved june 11 2012 several courts have found that merely linking to someone else's website even if by bypassing commercial advertising is not copyright or trademark infringement regardless of how much someone else might objectford motor company v 2600 enterprises 177 fsupp2d 661 (edmi december 20 2001)american civil liberties union v miller 977 fsupp 1228 (nd ga 1997)ticketmaster corp v ticketscom inc no 99-07654 (cd calif march 27 2000) linking to illegal or infringing content can be sufficiently problematic to give rise to legal liabilityintellectual reserve v utah lighthouse ministry inc  75 fsupp2d 1290 (d utah 1999)universal city studios inc v reimerdes 111 fsupp2d 294 (dcny 2000)comcast of illinois x llc v hightech elec inc  district court for the northern district of illinois decision of july 28 2004 03 c 3231 compareperfect 10 v google  decision of february 21 2006 case no cv 04-9484 ahm (cd cal 2/21/06) cri 2006 76–88 no liability for thumbnail links to infringing content for a summary of the current status of us copyright law as to hyperlinking see the discussion regarding the arriba soft and perfect 10 cases