Defunct online video streaming site TV-Links has won its court case this week, years after it was taken down by Dutch law enforcement officials.
TV-Links was one of the most popular online directories on the Internet, indexing TV shows hosted on streaming video sites, legal and illegal.
In October 2007, following complaints by the U.K.’s Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), the site was taken down and its admin arrested. The case against the admin and the site was the illegal distribution of copyright protected content.
A judge ruled today that the site was not liable as linking to TV shows is not the same as distributing it.
The decision follows the recent win by Alan Ellis, the former admin of large music private tracker OiNK.
In October 2007, following complaints by the U.K.’s Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), the site was taken down and its admin arrested. The case against the admin and the site was the illegal distribution of copyright protected content.
A judge ruled today that the site was not liable as linking to TV shows is not the same as distributing it.
The decision follows the recent win by Alan Ellis, the former admin of large music private tracker OiNK.
