ECJ rules on infringement by provision of hyperlinks to copyright owner's live broadcasts | Practical Law

ECJ rules on infringement by provision of hyperlinks to copyright owner's live broadcasts | Practical Law

The ECJ has ruled on the question of whether EU member states can legislate to categorise the provision of paywall-circumventing hyperlinks that enable free access to a broadcaster's content as an unlawful communication to the public under Article 3(2) of the Copyright Directive (2001/29/EC). (C More Entertainment AB v Linus Sandberg, Case C-279/13, 26 March 2015.)

ECJ rules on infringement by provision of hyperlinks to copyright owner's live broadcasts

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ECJ rules on infringement by provision of hyperlinks to copyright owner's live broadcasts

by Practical Law IP&IT
Published on 26 Mar 2015 • European Union
The ECJ has ruled on the question of whether EU member states can legislate to categorise the provision of paywall-circumventing hyperlinks that enable free access to a broadcaster's content as an unlawful communication to the public under Article 3(2) of the Copyright Directive (2001/29/EC). (C More Entertainment AB v Linus Sandberg, Case C-279/13, 26 March 2015.)