At the request of the French Prime Minister, Le Forum des droits sur L’internet (The Forum for Rights on the Internet) is setting up a committee to consider the circumstances in which the existence of a hyperlink can attack the intellectual property rights on the internet and public order generally, according to an article by French site transfert.net.
There is current ambiguity as to the law which applies to hyperlinks, not just in France. Some legal observers suggest that it is against French law to link to MP3 files that infringe copyrights, but this is uncertain. A Danish court earlier this year ruled that linking to MP3 files is illegal.
A group of landowners in South Africa has gone head to head with state entities over the contentious issue of erecting transmission powerlines across their properties, in a significant legal showdown unfolding in the country’s courts.
Following a year mostly fuelled by refinancing and re-capitalisations, as interest rates continue to fall, acquisition finance looks set to rebound in the first half of 2025 with a resurgence of cheaper debt.
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