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Deep linking may not constitute copyright infringement
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- France
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- July 2 2010
The Court of First Instance of Nanterre has ruled that a web portal that provides a deep link to the website of a software developer where the latter's software can be downloaded does not constitute copyright infringement
Supreme Court ruling on jurisdiction over online transactions
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- France
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- July 14 2011
In a decision involving the e-trading platform eBay, the Commercial Chamber of the French Supreme Court (the Supreme Court) ruled that the mere ability to access a website in France is not enough for French courts to have competent jurisdiction over the website
Search engine not liable for linking to database
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- France
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- April 18 2011
On 1 February 2011, in a case involving the owner of a real estate advertising database and the operator of a search engine, the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris ruled that the defendant's search engine, which selects advertisements from the claimant's real estate advertising database and ranks them on the basis of a set criteria, does not engage in extraction from a database under intellectual property law
Paris High Court applies French law in book scanning case
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- France
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- March 22 2010
The 3rd Chamber of the Paris High Court (the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris) decided to apply French law to a case involving Google and French book editors
Online gambling: first decision applying the 12 May 2010 act
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- France
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- October 25 2010
The Paris TGI has ruled that several French internet service providers (ISPs) have to block the access to Stanjames.com (a Maltese company) within the next two months
Social networking site ordered to remove illegal content and provide identification data about the author
- Baker & McKenzie
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- France
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- June 15 2010
On 13 April 2010, Facebook was ordered by the Paris Court of First Instance to (i) promptly remove a picture of a bishop who was the target of a Facebook group and (ii) provide identification data identifying the author of the allegedly defamatory content
Website hosting provider considered an editor
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- France
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- March 29 2010
The French Supreme Court (the Cour de Cassation) has confirmed the position of the Court of Appeal, which ruled that by placing advertising spaces on personal web pages, Tiscali, a French website hosting provider, qualifies as an editor of content and is, therefore, fully responsible for such content
Search engine exempt from liability
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- France
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- April 4 2011
On 26 January 2011, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled that "Google Images" is an information society service and thus benefits from the exemption from liability provided for under the LCEN for internet intermediaries
Advertising does not affect the status of hosting provider
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- France
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- January 21 2011
The Paris Court of Appeal has confirmed, once again, Dailymotion's status as a hosting provider
Online betting website blocked in France
- Baker & McKenzie
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- France
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- July 4 2011
The French Online Gaming Regulatory Authority (ARJEL) has initiated a legal action before the High Court of Paris requesting internet service providers (ISPs) to block the online betting website "5Dimes", which is hosted in Costa Rica
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- Firm Name - Baker & McKenzie
- Author - Denise Lebeau-Marianna