By Mark Leiser

It is simplistic in its reasoning. It is practical in its application, but the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) released last week its ruling over whether the owner of a website may, without the authorisation of copyright holders redirect internet users via hyperlinks to protected works available on a freely accessible basis on another site. The Svennson case (Case C‑466/12) will be one of those cases that end up in the text book, not just for its importance on copyright, but how the court got to its decision.

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Source: The Drum