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ISPs implicated in copyright infringement, EU Court says [ANSA]
[March 27, 2014]

ISPs implicated in copyright infringement, EU Court says [ANSA]


(ANSA Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) (ANSA) - Brussels, March 27 - An Internet service provider (ISP) may be ordered to block its customers' access to a copyright-infringing website, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday. Such an injunction and its enforcement must, however, ensure a fair balance between the right to information and intellectual property rights, the Luxembourg tribunal said. The ruling came in response to a request from the Supreme Court of Austria for the European Court of Justice to interpret the EU (c) 2014 ANSA Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com company



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