Metastasized Democrats

Police Arrest A Bunch Of Folks In Europe For Linking To Infringing Content

“ After the US lobbyists complained about Kino.to, an online site that linked to (but did not store, copy, reproduce, transmit, etc.) infringing works, apparently European law enforcement decided to "do something." Working off of a Dresden-based warrant, police raided homes in Germany, Spain, France and the Netherlands and arrested 13 people, with a 14th still being sought— [TechDirt] ”

A commenter asked "Let's say that I link to a video someone else uploaded on YouTube that is violating an MPAA copyright. How am I liable for infringement of copyright if I neither uploaded the video nor made a copy of the video by posting the link?" Another answered I don't know what the european laws are on the subject. Under Protect IP in order to be actionable the linking site would have to be both dedicated to infringing activities AND have no other significant commercial purpose. So using your example, I'd say the answer is no. The real issue, and problem: "US lobbyists complained" Increasing numbers of American judges who believe it's okay to use European court decisions as precedent. New U.S. Precedent These and other nettlesome threats against freedom are, of course, simply the Democratic Party metastasizing.  ZAP!