Common use of Cross-Linking Clause in Contracts

Cross-Linking. The Sponsored Member may maintain reference links that are not based on Digital Identifiers. However, other than for citations to Original Works, all of which said cited-Original Works are collectively hosted on a common hosting system or platform controlled by the Sponsored Member or its agent (“Internal Citations”), the Crossref Member shall use Digital Identifiers (if a Digital Identifier has been registered for the cited item) for reference linking in the same manner(s) it may provide, offer or support all other (i.e., non-Digital-Identifier-based) reference linking. The Sponsored Member may not divert, interrupt or otherwise interfere or delay the resolution of said Digital Identifier-enabled reference citation links to the “Response Page” (defined below), and shall display the same to end- users (i.e., readers) in a manner that is no less prominent or immediate than other reference links (if any). For avoidance of doubt, the Sponsored Member is encouraged but not required to use Digital Identifiers for Internal Citations.