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McFadden case (Germany) pre-rulling by EU CJ

Started by gorski, 15 Sep 2016 18:12

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Posted 15 September 2016 - 18:12

EU Court says Public WiFi Networks not liable for Internet piracy by users
 

The European Court of Justice has today offered a preliminary “opinion” on the long-running “McFadden case” in Germany, which effectively concludes that operators of free (no password required) open publicWiFi networks cannot be held liable for copyright infringements committed on their networks.

The outcome is perhaps a victory for common sense and may also provide some potential defence to those who accidentally leave their home WiFinetworks open for anybody within range to access, as well as public libraries, cafes and other venues that offer such services.

 

 

http://www.ispreview...net-piracy.html


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Re: McFadden case (Germany) pre-rulling by EU CJ #2 WanWizard

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Posted 15 September 2016 - 18:46

That is a very interesting development...


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