The case as such and which direction the court in the specific case decided isn't very interesting. What was interesting was these two items that the court decided in passing - that the copyright monopoly stands at odds with ECHR, and that having violated the copyright monopoly law is not sufficient for a conviction.
[–]voxsanity 5 points 12 hours ago
The case as such and which direction the court in the specific case decided isn't very interesting
You mean it isn't important that the court reaffirmed that copyright is a fundamental right under the Convention worthy of same protetion as all the rest?
The ruling directly shits on your "copyright is a lesser [not fundamental] right" stance.
It's not imporant that the court found it ok to fine 3 guys, each 3000-8000€ plus ~250,000€ in damages, because they took picture of a fashion show and posted them online? In essence the court thought that the punishment was appropriate to the infringement in question. It's an insanely high obstacle to pass before freedom of expression trumps ownership rights.
The case as such and which direction the court in the specific case decided isn't very interesting. What was interesting was these two items that the court decided in passing - that the copyright monopoly stands at odds with ECHR, and that having violated the copyright monopoly law is not sufficient for a conviction.
[–]voxsanity 5 points 12 hours ago
The case as such and which direction the court in the specific case decided isn't very interesting You mean it isn't important that the court reaffirmed that copyright is a fundamental right under the Convention worthy of same protetion as all the rest? The ruling directly shits on your "copyright is a lesser [not fundamental] right" stance. It's not imporant that the court found it ok to fine 3 guys, each 3000-8000€ plus ~250,000€ in damages, because they took picture of a fashion show and posted them online? In essence the court thought that the punishment was appropriate to the infringement in question. It's an insanely high obstacle to pass before freedom of expression trumps ownership rights.