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sirmaru · 02-05-2014, 05:37 PM

I just noticed this from 2012 about downloading copyrighted material in the Netherlands:

"Last week the Dutch Supreme Court decided to refer some interesting questions to the European Court of Justice. The responses it receives back could have some serious implications for the tolerant environment currently enjoyed by file-sharers in the Netherlands."

"The Supreme Court now makes the observation that the EU Copyright Directive may consider that copying from an illegal source is self-evidently illegal, so it has referred the matter to the European Court of Justice."

Here is the link:

http://torrentfreak.com/eu-court-ask...ources-120925/

Has the EU Court of Justice ever ruled on it?

If the EU Court of Justice declares the practice illegal, can the Dutch Parliament overrule the EU Court of Justice?

What happens if non-Dutch citizens download from Dutch sites? Would that be legal or illegal? Would one's country of residence have priority in the laws?

Personally, I think NOT paying an author for his copyrighted work is IMMORAL even if legal. There are lots of legal activities which are immoral and folks should not engage in those areas. However, if an author wants to bypass publishers and sell direct to the public through Amazon or his own web site, I see nothing immoral at all.

02-05-2014, 05:37 PM	#29
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	I just noticed this from 2012 about downloading copyrighted material in the Netherlands: "Last week the Dutch Supreme Court decided to refer some interesting questions to the European Court of Justice. The responses it receives back could have some serious implications for the tolerant environment currently enjoyed by file-sharers in the Netherlands." "The Supreme Court now makes the observation that the EU Copyright Directive may consider that copying from an illegal source is self-evidently illegal, so it has referred the matter to the European Court of Justice." Here is the link: http://torrentfreak.com/eu-court-ask...ources-120925/ Has the EU Court of Justice ever ruled on it? If the EU Court of Justice declares the practice illegal, can the Dutch Parliament overrule the EU Court of Justice? What happens if non-Dutch citizens download from Dutch sites? Would that be legal or illegal? Would one's country of residence have priority in the laws? Personally, I think NOT paying an author for his copyrighted work is IMMORAL even if legal. There are lots of legal activities which are immoral and folks should not engage in those areas. However, if an author wants to bypass publishers and sell direct to the public through Amazon or his own web site, I see nothing immoral at all. Last edited by sirmaru; 02-05-2014 at 06:08 PM.