Netiquette for linking to DT lyrics?

Subject: Netiquette for linking to DT lyrics?
From: Lesley N.
Date: 02 Aug 99 - 12:34 PM

I want to expand my child ballad site by including lyrics for which I don't have full arrangements (I'll put them as links on the pages that I already have). I want to include those from DT. I'd put a box on the individual ballad pages that says, "Variants at Digital Tradition" and put links directly to them there. My preference would be to link directly to lyrics here - as there are a lot of midis too. However, some sites prefer that you copy and upload pages to your own server and run them locally. What would mudcat prefer I do? I do not want to steal any thunder (or bandwidth, or credit).

Subject: RE: Netiquette for linking to DT lyrics?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 02 Aug 99 - 03:53 PM

Hi, Lesley - I'm sure Dick Greenhaus will come in and let you know his "druthers" about posting lyrics from the database (I'll bet he'll say that's fine-and-dandy) but it's not a good idea to link to individual songs in the database - a new version of the database is posted twice a year, and the URLs for all those songs change. I post a lot of links here in the forum to songs in the database. Many of those links seem to survive the changes in the database, and I don't know why - maybe that's a result of some of Max's magic. Maybe Max can advise you on how to post stable links to songs in the database.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Netiquette for linking to DT lyrics?
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 02 Aug 99 - 06:08 PM

The Digital Tradition is free to all to use as they see fit. We appreciate a credit line, but insisting on one would indicate that we own the songs, which we difinitely do NOT

Subject: RE: Netiquette for linking to DT lyrics?
From: Lesley N.
Date: 02 Aug 99 - 11:53 PM

Thanks Joe and Dick - I am, as usual, overwhelmed by the generosity of this place!

The links change... darn... Maybe I will just list the names and provide a brief annotation and search instructions...