What is “direct-linking”?
Direct-linking is another term for what we and others use for Bandwidth stealing. It happens when someone includes a link to a file or includes a file in an IMG or EMBED tag that does not belong to them. The file is actually stored in someone else’s web space. This makes “direct-linking” one of the lowest forms of activity on the web. Not only do offenders steal files but also web space and bandwidth that does not belong to them.
