europeforvisitors - 7:31 pm on Apr 3, 2002 (gmt 0)

>>Another linking issue is how you present your links. If you frame the deep linked pages into your own design you may be modifying content rather than linking. If you use frames to match the content of other sites with your banner ads without permission from the content owner you should expect some trouble.<<

Ask Jeeves and About.com do this, and I don't think either has been sued. Why? Probably two reasons:

1) Adding a few lines of framebreaking code is easier (and cheaper) than filing a lawsuit.

2) Many Webmasters put up with frames in return for the traffic they get from referrers like Ask Jeeves and About.com.