BREAKING: AG Spuznar says that provider of free Wi-Fi is NOT liable for users' infringements but an injunction can be sought against him
Can the provider of a password-free free Wi-Fi be liable for infringements - specifically: of copyright - of those who use his/her service? This question is not an abstract one, but rather the core of a case currently pending before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU): McFadden C-484/14 . As readers may imagine, should the answer be 'yes', this would change quite a few things ... Background This blog reported for the first time on this reference for a preliminary ruling in late 2014, and also hosted the open 'Save our open WiFi' letter penned by the Electronic Frontier Foundation in 2015. As explained above, in a nutshell this case requires the CJEU to clarify [once again ... a recent instance is the decision in Papasavvas , an online defamation case] who can be considered an intermediary for the sake of the ECommerce Directive and what remedies can be sought aga...