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Hyperlinks, Circumvention Technology and Contributory Infringement—A Precarious Tale from German Jurisprudence

Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, volume 1, issue 5, 2006 [10.1093/jiplp/jpl016]

Posted: 2 Jun 2024

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Guido Westkamp

Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI); Queen Mary University of London - Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS); University of Münster - Institute for Information, Telecommunication and Media Law

Date Written: May 21, 2006

Abstract

A person who sets a link referring to a website offering software for circumventing anti-copying technological devices commits an act of contributory infringement in accordance with the principles of disturbance liability.

Keywords: Copyright, hyperlink, internet, iability

Suggested Citation

Westkamp, Guido, Hyperlinks, Circumvention Technology and Contributory Infringement—A Precarious Tale from German Jurisprudence (May 21, 2006). Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, volume 1, issue 5, 2006 [10.1093/jiplp/jpl016], Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4851554

Guido Westkamp (Contact Author)

Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) ( email )

67-69 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London, WC1A 3JB
United Kingdom

HOME PAGE: http://www.law.qmul.ac.uk/staff/westkamp.html

Queen Mary University of London - Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) ( email )

London, WC1A 3JB
United Kingdom

University of Münster - Institute for Information, Telecommunication and Media Law ( email )

Germany

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