Why copyright and linking can tango
Abstract
This article discusses the legal status of links, in connection with the pending cases before the Court of Justice of the European Union in Svensson, C More and BestWater. Hyperlinks, deep links, framed links and embedded links are discussed. It focuses on the Opinion of the European Copyright Society on the Svensson case. The ALAI Opinion is also briefly discussed. This article proposes nine angles as part of the multi-factor test to determine whether linking is actionable under European copyright law. The author concludes that properly balancing those nine factors can ensure that copyright and linking can tango, in step with existing policy goals and case-law, allowing linking in some situations, while requiring separate authorization in others. This article was also presented at the 22nd Fordham IP Conference in New York on 25 April 2014.
Auteursrecht, Intellectuele eigendom
Bibtex
Article{nokey,
title = {Why copyright and linking can tango},
author = {Tsoutsanis, A.},
url = {http://ssrn.com/abstract=2333686},
year = {0506},
date = {2014-05-06},
journal = {Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice},
number = {6},
abstract = {This article discusses the legal status of links, in connection with the pending cases before the Court of Justice of the European Union in Svensson, C More and BestWater. Hyperlinks, deep links, framed links and embedded links are discussed. It focuses on the Opinion of the European Copyright Society on the Svensson case. The ALAI Opinion is also briefly discussed. This article proposes nine angles as part of the multi-factor test to determine whether linking is actionable under European copyright law. The author concludes that properly balancing those nine factors can ensure that copyright and linking can tango, in step with existing policy goals and case-law, allowing linking in some situations, while requiring separate authorization in others. This article was also presented at the 22nd Fordham IP Conference in New York on 25 April 2014.},
keywords = {Auteursrecht, Intellectuele eigendom},
}