An Ethical Evaluation Of Web Site-linking

Rocky L. Ho Chapter 21 Title: “An Ethical Evaluation of Web Site-Linking” by Richard A. Spinello Quote: “The value social benefits of linking are manifold and beyond dispute.” Expectations: I expect to learn how to link websites.

Book Review: The author of this chapter is Richard Spinello. He discussed how to link the website to other website. The technical aspects of website linking refers to the link of the site using the world wide web. It is said that each of the website has unique universal resource locator. Websites as intellectual property discusses the possibility of harm by using the sites which was owned by other people and using it as your own or without citation. There were three theories that was mention, first is utilitarianism, second is the lockean or the labor desert theory, third is the personality theory.

Things I have learned: I learned that website linking is easy to understand and us, but there are possible cases that you may get caught using the website.

Integrity Questions: 1.) What is a website? 2.) What is website linking? 3.) What is deep linking? 4.) What is common good? 5.) Explain the two cases for website linking?