Jonathon W. G. Wills
Encyclopedia
Jonathan W. G. Wills, is a Scottish
journalist
.
He is most famous as involved in a 1997 lawsuit
brought against him as publisher of The Shetland News
. The plaintiff
in the case, The Shetland Times
, accused Wills' company, Zetnews Ltd., of stealing news
stories from their site by using hyperlink
s bypassing their main webpage. Using so-called "deep-web" links, Wills bypassed the framework that the Times used to publish news articles on its website, specifically the main page and the interspersed advertisements.
Wills was also the first student Rector of the University of Edinburgh, a position he came into in 1972.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
He is most famous as involved in a 1997 lawsuit
Lawsuit
A lawsuit or "suit in law" is a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint...
brought against him as publisher of The Shetland News
The Shetland News
The Shetland News is a news website serving the islands of Shetland, Scotland.Previously, The Shetland News was a weekly newspaper published between 1885 and 1963. The website, published by an unrelated company , was launched in 1995, on the idea of IT entrepreneur Graeme Storey...
. The plaintiff
Plaintiff
A plaintiff , also known as a claimant or complainant, is the term used in some jurisdictions for the party who initiates a lawsuit before a court...
in the case, The Shetland Times
The Shetland Times
The Shetland Times is a weekly newspaper in Shetland, published on Fridays and based in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland.The newspaper is owned by The Shetland Times Ltd, a company which also operates a publishing arm, a bookshop and a printing company. The Shetland Times Ltd claims to have 55...
, accused Wills' company, Zetnews Ltd., of stealing news
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
stories from their site by using hyperlink
Hyperlink
In computing, a hyperlink is a reference to data that the reader can directly follow, or that is followed automatically. A hyperlink points to a whole document or to a specific element within a document. Hypertext is text with hyperlinks...
s bypassing their main webpage. Using so-called "deep-web" links, Wills bypassed the framework that the Times used to publish news articles on its website, specifically the main page and the interspersed advertisements.
Wills was also the first student Rector of the University of Edinburgh, a position he came into in 1972.
External links
- Shetland Daily
- Shetland Times
- Editors Feud Over Whether Linking Is Stealing article from the New York Times
- Scottish link suit settled news story from CNetCNETCNET is a tech media website that publishes news articles, blogs, and podcasts on technology and consumer electronics. Originally founded in 1994 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie, it was the flagship brand of CNET Networks and became a brand of CBS Interactive through CNET Networks' acquisition...
regarding suit settlement.