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This comes at the right time, because the EU Commission was just preparing to put "copyright infringement by hyperlinking" into law: https://juliareda.eu/2015/

by mtgx 11y ago

This comes at the right time, because the EU Commission was just preparing to put "copyright infringement by hyperlinking" into law: https://juliareda.eu/2015/11/ancillary-copyright-2-0-the-european-commission-is-preparing-a-frontal-attack-on-the-hyperlink/ https://juliareda.eu/2015/11/ancillary-copyright-2-0-the-eur... France was also planning to ban "hyperlinking without permission": https://openmedia.org/en/amendment-ban-hyperlinks https://openmedia.org/en/amendment-ban-hyperlinks

zerocrates 11y ago
Of course, an opinion that hyperlinks aren't currently copyright infringement by themselves could be seen by some as evidence that a new law is actually necessary.
- michaelmrose 11y ago
  Or a sign that European nations need to stop propping up an obsolete business model with internet breaking laws.