Posting a hyperlink to copyright works that appear on the internet without a copyright owner’s consent is not an infringement, unless done for financial gain. So the CJEU ruled on 8 September 2016 in GS Media v Sanoma (Case C – 160/15). The case (GS Media v Sanoma (Case C – 160/15)) concerned the posting on a file-sharing website operated…

In a judgment handed down yesterday, the Court of Appeal confirmed that the UK High Court has jurisdiction to make a website blocking order in cases involving infringement of registered trade marks. It brings the exercise of the court’s powers in counterfeit goods cases into line with the established practice of making blocking orders in copyright infringement cases. The decision will…