Ordinary Hyperlink Does Not Infringe Copyright
Does it infringe copyright to offer a hyperlink to the copyright-protected material of a third party? Previous judgments have shown that this is unlikely; hyperlinking does not qualify as a communication to the public, but rather as a sort of footnote. In a judgment of 12 January 2010 the Court of Appeal of Den Bosch has now clearly established (in ground 4.98) that hyperlinking indeed does not constitute copyright infringement.
Embedded Link Does Infringe Copyright
Apparently the Court of Appeal was in an energetic mood, because although the case was not about embedding, it continued to discuss the question whether embedding is also allowed (ground 4.99). The Court [Read more…] about MyP2P Ruling – Embedded Link Infringes Copyright