European Union:
Advocate General (EU) Concludes Hyperlinking To Unauthorized Content Does Not Constitute Copyright
27 April 2016
Reed Smith (Worldwide)
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The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU)
has stated in a legal opinion that posting a link to a website that
contains "freely accessible" copyright infringing content
should not itself amount to copyright infringement. Fore more on
this important development, please read the following Reed Smith
client alert:
https://www.reedsmith.com/Hyperlinking-to-unauthorised-content-does-not-itself-constitute-copyright-infringement-says-Advocate-General-04-25-2016/
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