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Old 09-16-2010, 05:41 AM  
Tasty1
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Originally Posted by k0nr4d View Post
As far as I know, EU Countries have to follow the EUCD which is similar to DMCA. It provides safe harbour for hosts and such. As long as those torrents are user submitted and they remove them if requested it is legal I believe.
They sued 123video for 300.000 euro. They won't get that, that will be to much. But the provider had to give the information about the uploaders. I can't find information what they are doing now. Mininova, a bittorent linking site, is forbidden in Holland for linking to illegal torrents, http://www.anti-piracy.nl sued them. Now they are only linking to legal material. that viptorrents.nl can be stopped if yo sue them Robbie.

There was a photographer in Holland who made a picture of Johan Cruijf holding the Europa Cup 30 years ago. He got 400 guilders for that selling it to a newspaper. Now he has a lawyer who goes after people that put that picture on their site. He can make hundreds of thousands euro's sueing everyone. I know, i had to pay 400 euro's for 1 picture. Going to court is much more expensive than paying.
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