EU Court: State-of-the-Art Geo-Blocking Shields Publishers from VPN Liability
The EU's top court ruled that publishers using state-of-the-art geo-blocking are not liable for copyright infringement when users circumvent the restrictions via VPN. The decision came in a case involving The Diary of Anne Frank, where the Anne Frank Fund argued that geo-blocking must be 100% effective. The court held that the technical measure is sufficient, clarifying the legal standard for online publication of works with varying public domain status across EU member states.