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Appeal for permission to serve out fails in hotlinking case (Wheat v Google)

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Published on: 20 January 2020
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Dispute Resolution analysis: Does a website owner have a real prospect of success in suing Google for breach of copyright, when it facilitates ‘hotlinking’? The court said no and so caused a sigh of relief for Google and frustration for content creators. Written by Imran Benson, barrister, at Hailsham Chambers.

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