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Jonathon W. G. Wills Jonathon W. G. Wills Jonathon W. G. Wills, is a Scottish journalist, author, and former editor of "The Shetland Times" newspaper. He currently runs a seal and bird spotting business in Shetland. Wills is chiefly famous for his involvement in a notable lawsuit in 1997 brought against him as publisher of "The Shetland News" website. The plaintiff in the case, "The Shetland Times", accused Wills' company, Zetnews Ltd., of infringing their copyright by using hyperlinks which bypassed their main webpage. Using so-called "deep linking", Wills bypassed the framework that the "Times" used to publish news articles on its website, specifically