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The Opinion of the EU Advocate General on Copyright and Linking.

Posted on 10 Apr 2016 by Fulvio Sarzana

The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union issued an unexceptionable opinion on websites that link to content that infringes copyright. According to Advocate General Melchior Wathelet, the inclusion of a hyperlink to a website that has published unauthorized content does not in itself constitute a copyright infringement. The following are irrelevant:, Read more about The Opinion of the EU Advocate General on Copyright and Linking.[…]

The European Court of Justice ruled that audio-video intermediaries should not pay copyright fees. The Belgian SIAE's appeal was rejected.

Posted on 21 Nov 201521 Nov 2015 by Fulvio Sarzana

The Belgian SABAM (corresponding to our SIAE) is having trouble with the Court of Justice of the European Union. After losing the leading Sabam-Scarlet cases in 2011, in which the Court of Justice clarified that providers are not required to pre-emptively monitor, for copyright protection purposes, the content circulating on their platforms, the Belgian SABAM (corresponding to our SIAE) has been unsuccessful. Read more about The European Court of Justice ruled that audio-video intermediaries should not pay copyright fees. The Belgian SIAE's appeal was rejected.[…]

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