The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union delivers a compelling opinion on websites that link to content that infringes copyright.
According to Advocate General Melchior Wathelet, the insertion of a hyperlink to a site that has published content without authorization does not in itself constitute an infringement of copyright.
In this regard, the motivations of the person placing the hyperlink and the fact that he knew or should have known that the initial communication of the contents on other sites had not been authorised are irrelevant.
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