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Hyperlinking to an illegal source is an infringement of copyright

Hyperlinking to illegal sources can be an infringement of copyright, especially if it is done for profit. Anyone who offers hyperlinks will have to be more careful after a recent decision by the CJEU.

Dirk Visser • September 09, 2016

Will EU copyright law lose all of its public?

Intentional hyperlinking to an evidently illegal source is not an infringement of copyright. If the CJEU decides to follow this suggestion by its Advocate-General it will be very hard to effectively enforce copyright on the internet.

Dirk Visser • April 12, 2016