Summary: There have been 3 court cases in the US where sites were forced to take down links leading to infringing material on external sites. The sites were found guilty of ‘contributory infringement’ for simply linking.
Although unclear the law leans in favor of content owner so if you linked to copyrighted material and don’t take it down you could very well lose a legal battle and face huge legal fees. Even blogs are at risk!
Lock and ChainA large number of cases never reach the courts where sites are served with takedown notices and dare not risk ignoring them as they may otherwise face liability.
Are copyright laws out of control and infringing our own right to share information and discuss what is available on the web?
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They never answer the big question for me. How come Google can do it but nobody else can.
I’ll answer that. Google can afford the big money legal teams. I disagree with this article. Until Google goes to court this question has yet to answered.
Our political leaders are giving in to the pressure of our national industries and as it’s up to us to change that! Remind them who the fuuuhk elected them in the first place!
“Are copyright laws out of control and infringing our own right to share information and discuss what is available on the web? ”
Yes.