tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post6718926820454203085..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Is a clickable link a communication to the public? New case referred to the CJEUVerónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-26000649310589705942012-12-18T14:56:19.885+00:002012-12-18T14:56:19.885+00:00Here's the basic background:
A few journalist...Here's the basic background:<br /><br />A few journalists claimed that Retriever infringed their copyright to articles they had written. All articles had been publiched on major Swedish news sites with permission from the journalists.<br /><br />Retriever Sweden AB (Retriever) conducts a search service where customers can order different profiles. Retriever searches the internet through various search engines. When a search is sent, a list of links is created which the customer can click on. When the link list is activated the customers is linked to the respective website where articles can be read, as web-articles. <br /><br />The question before the court was. Does a hyperlink as such constitute a communication to the public.afromedkrullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066946238737627204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-55274536497394110942012-11-27T03:26:35.224+00:002012-11-27T03:26:35.224+00:00My dear English friends:
Your Meltwater decision ...My dear English friends:<br /><br />Your Meltwater decision is a meltdown of sound copyright principles. The normally imperturbable Lionel Bently was clearly perturbed in his criticism that can be found here:<br />http://ipkitten.blogspot.it/2011/07/bently-slams-very-disappointing-ruling.html<br /><br />Oops – I just broke the law by linking without permission, and anyone who clicks on that link will be breaking the law too, according to your Court of Appeal, or so it seems. <br /><br />Please, dear Merpel, let us settle this before you sue me. I hereby undertake to give you three cat treats and three scratches behind each ear when we next meet. <br /><br />Let us hope that your Supreme Court restores some sanity to English copyright law – and does so quickly. Heaven help us as to what the CJEU can (will?) do to compound this mess.<br /><br />If only a very large amount of highly absorbent cat litter could make it all go away! I would gladly donate it personally. <br /><br />All of this is probably causing the late Sir Hugh Laddie, may he rest in peace and may his memory be a blessing, to be turning over and over in his grave. And I highly doubt that Meltwater would have been so wrongly decided if Sir Robin had been on the panel.<br /><br />My best regards from a safe distance,<br /><br />HansHans Sachsnoreply@blogger.com