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Hyperlinking Is Not Copyright Infringement, EU Court Rules
Freshly Exhumed writes "Does publishing a hyperlink to freely available content amount to an illegal communication to the public and therefore a breach of creator's copyrights under European law? After examining a case referred to it by Sweden's Court of Appeal, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled today that no, it does not. The Court found that 'In the circumstances of this case, it must be observed that making available the works concerned by means of a clickable link, such as that in the main proceedings, does not lead to the works in question being communicated to a new public.'" Reader Bart Smit points to the court's ruling.
> this close to just banning the mere mention of illegal material
That is what the Republicans want. They've tried for decades to shut the Internet down. Here in Seattle, DSL is the only option for access in many parts of the city because of the conservatives that rule here. Because of that, many of us are stuck with 1.5 Mbps or slower Internet access at almost $70 per month. They hate the Internet and hate us people that use it. The do want to ban us.