Listen Up "Loaded" boxes & "s/w" - European Court of Justice ruling

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Sorry but I can't find the thread where this was addressed recently, and so I'm posting the info here (Admins: feel free to merge it with the original thread).

Just received this from the free CMS Law-Now alerts service, and, if you follow the link at the bottom, it will take you to the EJ site where the full ruling document is posted

Also note the content of the last sentence of the 1st para!
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Stichting Brein v Wullems, acting under the name of Filmspeler, Case C-5237/15
Stichting Brein诉Wullems案, acting under the name of Filmspeler, Case C-5237/15.


In a CJEU reference involving the sale of a media player with pre-installed add-ons allowing users to stream films without authorisation from the copyright holder, the Advocate General has recommended that the principle established in GS Media, that the provision of a hyperlink to unauthorised content can in itself be infringing if done for profit or with knowledge that the content is infringing, should also apply to the supply of hardware. The Advocate General also recommended that the CJEU find that the streaming by the end user was not a transient or incidental temporary act of reproduction exempt from the general restriction under Article 2 of the Directive.

For the full text of the decision, please click here."
 
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