• Latest
    • AI
    • Careers
    • Copyright
    • Community & Inclusion
    • Events Videos
    • Law firm news
    • Trade secrets
    • INTA 2026
  • In-house
  • Trademarks
  • Patents
  • Jurisdictions
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia
    • Australasia
    • Africa
    • Unified Patent Court
  • Rankings
    • About Rankings
    • Practice Area Rankings
    • Global In-House Elite 2026
    • Influential Women in IP 2026
    • Leaders 2026
    • Directory
  • WIPR Insights
    • Magazines
    • IP services: Product walk-throughs
    • Whitepapers
    • Webinars
  • Events
    • Events schedule
  • About
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Login
  • Subscribe
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Login


Request Trial
  • Home
  • Copyright and hyperlinking: confusion reigns in the EU
wiktoria-pawlak-shutterstock-com
7 April 2016

Copyright and hyperlinking: confusion reigns in the EU

“Hyperlinking is a form of copying. It is pure intellectual dishonesty to say otherwise,” one of our readers defiantly proclaimed.

Already registered?

Login to your account


If you don't have a login or your access has expired, you will need to purchase a subscription to gain access to this article, including all our online content.

For more information on individual annual subscriptions for full paid access and corporate subscription options please contact us.

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Copyright
Playboy hyperlinks do not infringe copyright, says CJEU official
7 April 2016   Posting a hyperlink to a website that has published unauthorised photographs does not in itself constitute copyright infringement, an official at Europe’s highest court has said.


Editor's picks

SEPs: UK rejects FRAND rate-setting plan
Patents
SEPs: UK rejects FRAND rate-setting plan
13 October 2026

Editor's picks

Patents
SEPs: UK rejects FRAND rate-setting plan
13 October 2026
Copyright
Birkenstock rulings expose Europe's 'functional' faultline
8 October 2026
Trademarks
‘I am Giorgia Meloni’: Can a trademark protect politicians from AI deepfakes?
7 October 2026
AI
UKIPO’s veto of Emotional Perception patent is ‘not good for the economy’
2 October 2026
Trademarks
INTA updates pricing after ‘listening’ to members’ concerns about costs
2 October 2026
Trademarks
Lidl and P&G counsel: Greenwashing claims underpriced as litigation risks rise
28 September 2026

More articles

Birkenstock rulings expose Europe's 'functional' faultline
‘I am Giorgia Meloni’: Can a trademark protect politicians from AI deepfakes?
Fish & Richardson nets patent litigator to grow European practice
UKIPO’s veto of Emotional Perception patent is ‘not good for the economy’
Temu unveils new GI protection to support local producers and brand owners
Patent lawyers and judges discuss lofty UPC issues in grand London venue
IKEA vs Vlaams Belang prelim ruling clarifies limits of EU trademark law
No ‘piggy-backing’: Hasbro wins sweeping order in Peppa case

  • Home
  • News
  • Directory
  • About us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Terms of Subscription

WIPR
Newton Media Ltd
Kingfisher House
21-23 Elmfield Road
BR1 1LT
United Kingdom

  • Twitter
  • Linkedin