[BC] Arrested for just telling people where to find Copywrited material.

[Alan Alsobrook]

Full article at.. 
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9066/TVLinks+Shut+Down%2C+Owner+Arrested%21


Probably the most popular video streaming site around has been busted by 
UK authorities.

It's a sad day for streaming video fans everywhere as news has been 
reported that TVLinks has been shut down and the owner, a 26yo man from 
Chelteham in the UK, was arrested.

Though not hosting an actual content himself, and rather merely 
providing links to where particular titles can be found, he was 
nonetheless apparently charged for the "facilitation" of copyright 
infringement.

"Sites such as TV Links contribute to and profit from copyright 
infringement by identifying, posting, organizing, and indexing links to 
infringing content found on the internet that users can then view on 
demand by visiting these illegal sites," said a spokesman for Federation 
Against Copyright Theft (FACT) today.

What makes the charges so odd is that he was again, only providing LINKS 
to pirated content, and never actually hosted anything. Can linking 
really be considered "facilitation?" If I link to TVLinks am I then a 
co-conspirator?
-- 
Alan Alsobrook CSRE AMD CBNT
St. Augustine Fl. 32086 904-829-8885
aalso at Bellsouth.net