Back in 2011, popular Dutch blog GeenStijl got in trouble for posting a link to a collection of leaked Playboy photos hosted on file-hosting service FileFactory. Sanoma – the publisher that handles Playboy’s distribution in the Netherlands – managed to secure the removal of the photos from FileFactory, but GeenStijl continued to link to other public sources where the material was still available. This is when the Dutch Court stepped in with an inquiry to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to help ascertain whether GeenStijl’s practice facilitates infringement under the Copyright Directive. Yesterday EU Advocate General Melchior Wathelet finally offered his opinion on the…
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