Index: src/plugin/parse-html/src/java/org/apache/nutch/parse/html/DOMContentUtils.java
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--- src/plugin/parse-html/src/java/org/apache/nutch/parse/html/DOMContentUtils.java	(revision 1174066)
+++ src/plugin/parse-html/src/java/org/apache/nutch/parse/html/DOMContentUtils.java	(working copy)
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
  */
 public class DOMContentUtils {
 
+  private boolean fixEmbeddedParams;
+
   public static class LinkParams {
     public String elName;
     public String attrName;
@@ -87,6 +89,9 @@
       if ( ! forceTags.contains(ignoreTags[i]) )
         linkParams.remove(ignoreTags[i]);
     }
+
+    // https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NUTCH-1115
+    fixEmbeddedParams = conf.getBoolean("parser.fix.embeddedparams", true);
   }
   
   /**
@@ -321,7 +326,7 @@
     
     // the target contains params information or the base doesn't then no
     // conversion necessary, return regular URL
-    if (target.indexOf(';') >= 0 || base.toString().indexOf(';') == -1) {
+    if (!fixEmbeddedParams || target.indexOf(';') >= 0 || base.toString().indexOf(';') == -1) {
       return new URL(base, target);
     }
     
Index: src/plugin/parse-tika/src/java/org/apache/nutch/parse/tika/DOMContentUtils.java
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--- src/plugin/parse-tika/src/java/org/apache/nutch/parse/tika/DOMContentUtils.java	(revision 1174066)
+++ src/plugin/parse-tika/src/java/org/apache/nutch/parse/tika/DOMContentUtils.java	(working copy)
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
  */
 class DOMContentUtils {
 
+  private boolean fixEmbeddedParams;
+
   private static class LinkParams {
 	private String elName;
 	private String attrName;
@@ -87,6 +89,9 @@
       if ( ! forceTags.contains(ignoreTags[i]) )
         linkParams.remove(ignoreTags[i]);
     }
+
+    // https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NUTCH-1115
+    fixEmbeddedParams = conf.getBoolean("parser.fix.embeddedparams", true);
   }
   
   /**
@@ -318,10 +323,10 @@
    */
   private URL fixEmbeddedParams(URL base, String target) 
     throws MalformedURLException{
-    
+
     // the target contains params information or the base doesn't then no
     // conversion necessary, return regular URL
-    if (target.indexOf(';') >= 0 || base.toString().indexOf(';') == -1) {
+    if (!fixEmbeddedParams || target.indexOf(';') >= 0 || base.toString().indexOf(';') == -1) {
       return new URL(base, target);
     }
     
@@ -340,7 +345,7 @@
     else {
       target += params;
     }
-    
+
     return new URL(base, target);
   }
 
Index: conf/nutch-default.xml
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--- conf/nutch-default.xml	(revision 1174066)
+++ conf/nutch-default.xml	(working copy)
@@ -921,7 +921,6 @@
   "all" doesn't show either content or summaries.</description>
 </property>
 
-
 <property>
   <name>parser.html.impl</name>
   <value>neko</value>
@@ -950,6 +949,13 @@
 </property>
 
 <property>
+  <name>parser.fix.embeddedparams</name>
+  <value>true</value>
+  <description>Whether to fix URL embedded params using semi-colons.
+  See NUTCH-436 and NUTCH-1115</description>
+</property>
+
+<property>
   <name>htmlparsefilter.order</name>
   <value></value>
   <description>The order by which HTMLParse filters are applied.