I don't see that this really changes anything. Most fansub groups that I knew of were pretty clear that they would take down anything that they were asked to b

I don't see that this really changes anything. Most fansub groups that I knew of were pretty clear that they would take down anything that they were asked to because they knew they were on shaky ground to start with. On the flip side, most content producers (anime) didn't ask them to take them down until they had their own translations planned because it was helping them, not harming them. Clearly, this group was not taking their stuff down when asked and even went so far as to sue the people who were asking. I'm just amazed by that move. I don't know anything about Dutch law, but I'd have been amazed if it worked out like they thought it would. And despite what the article says, I doubt this will have any influence on courts in other countries.