'VPNs Are Lawful Technical Tools,' Says EU Court in Landmark Anne Frank Copyright Ruling

‘VPNs are lawful technical tools,’ EU Court

The EU Court ruled VPNs are lawful technical tools, stating providers aren't liable for users circumventing geographical copyright restrictions. This landmark decision affects the Anne Frank manuscript case. Source

Court Dismisses Google's DMCA Claims Against SerpApi

A federal court dismissed Google's DMCA claims against SerpApi, ruling that blocking scrapers from public search results is not copyright circumvention on its own. The post Court Dismisses Google’s DMCA Claims Against SerpApi appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

EU Court Declares VPNs Lawful Tools in Anne Frank Copyright Case

In a decision that privacy advocates are already hailing as a major victory, the European Union’s highest court has declared virtual private networks to be lawful technical instruments. The ruling came in a long-running dispute over the online publication of scholarly editions related to Anne Frank’s writings. And it carries implications that stretch far beyond any single copyright battle. The Court of Justice of the European Union issued its ju…

'VPNs are lawful technical tools,' says EU Court in landmark Anne Frank copyright ruling

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that publishers and VPN providers aren't liable for copyright infringement

A US judge dismisses Google's lawsuit against web scraping service SerpApi, saying plain and aggregated search results are not protected under copyright law (Barry Schwartz/Search Engine Roundtable)

Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Roundtable: A US judge dismisses Google's lawsuit against web scraping service SerpApi, saying plain and aggregated search results are not protected under copyright law  —  Last December, Google sued SerpApi over scraping its search results, and now a court has granted SerpApi's motion to dismiss the case.

EU court rules that VPNs are 'lawful technical tools' as part of larger copyright judgement regarding The Diary of Anne Frank

One of the highest courts in Europe has described VPNs as "lawful technical tools which users may legitimately use" in a landmark case. The Court of Justice of the European Union made this remark as part of a larger judgement regarding the online publication of The Diary of Anne Frank.The case in question is a complex legal dispute over copyright. As the July judgement explains, the Anne Frank Fund will hold the rights to parts of the historical…