EU court rules linking to copyrighted content is legal

Websites with links to content like football highlights have been handed a major boost by the EU's top court.

Thu, 13 Feb, 2014 - 09:46

Websites with links to content like football highlights have been handed a major boost by the EU's top court.

The European Court of Justice said websites can provide links to copyrighted content hosted on another website, without that website's prior permission.

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