Dutch Site Linking to MP-3 Files Loses Court Case |
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Reuters News Wire (reuters@telecom-digest.org) Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:31:59 -0500
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A Dutch music website which links to MP3 files had to stop promoting the infringement of artist rights and copyrights, the Dutch court of appeal said in a ruling that overturned an earlier one in favor of the site.
The website http://www.zoekmp3.nl , operated by Techno Design, had been
Techno Design will also have to pay damages, with the amount to be
Making mp3 files available on the internet is illegal under Dutch law,
A warning to users on http://zoekmp3.nl not to infringe copyright did
"There has been concern that Holland could become a center of Internet
Other deep link websites have been found to be illegal in Australia
The case was brought to the appeals court by BREIN, a Dutch
Copyright 2006 Reuters Limited.
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