Help Coin A New Word For (Bad) Hotlinking
Posted July 21, 2007, in Copyjacking, Copyright Law, Freakonomics, Internet Law, Marketing, Social Networking, Worst Practices by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/809.html)
Copyjacking = copyright + hijacking. Copyjacking + hotlinking + framing = inline linking.
As Jay Parkhill points out, I've been having a conversation on Facebook about a new term "copyjacking" in light of the Freakonomics incident.
For those of you not on Facebook yet, here's the full text of my original post:
"Greetings,
Thanks to BK for pointing out this group to me.
I think we need a new word for 'hotlinking.' That word does not do a good job of describing what is going on when content from a third party website is presented in another website as if it were native content. Some sites/applications encourage this (like embedding a YouTube video). But most flavors of this practice (framing, hotlinking, and stuff we haven't thought of yet) are discouraged, a violation of netiquette, and maybe even a violation of some law.
But we need a better word. Better words make for better understanding. I like 'copyjacking,' a mashup of 'copyright' and 'hijacking.' Your thoughts?
I've been covering this issue on my blog, as many of you know. Thanks in advance for your input!
Regards,
Erik
http://www.erikjheels.com"
When I mentioned that what the hotlinker is doing is like a pawn shop owner selling stolen goods as if they were his/her own, BK suggested "p0wning," which made me laugh out loud.
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http://mamarant.blogs.com/amnichols/2007/08/what-every-blog.html
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