"Unfortunately for Bazinet, the legal status of hyperlinking on the World Wide Web is unsettled, say some cyberspace law experts. Especially controversial is the use of so-called 'deep' links, which point directly to Web pages or other content within another site, possibly bypassing advertising-rich home pages or other identifying pages."
—Carl S. Kaplan, "Is Linking Always Legal? The Experts Aren't Sure," The New York Times