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The World Wide Web has grown rapidly since it was introduced to us in the early 90's. In those days there wasn't much concern over issues like deep linking. Linking was seen as critical to the Internet. Most companies were happy to have others link to them because it brought new visitors and the possibility of new customers. Those times have changed, and the concern over deep linking has grown into a huge controversy over intellectual property rights, interference with advertising, and unfair competition. As developers of web content and as advisors to content developers, we found this topic of special interest.