German music collecting society and anti-piracy group GEMA is reporting a legal victory over a popular Usenet service provider. GEMA says it has obtained a “ground breaking” court injunction which compels UseNeXT to prevent copyright infringement on a selection of songs in GEMA’s repertoire or face being held liable for their misuse. […]
The precise details have not yet been made public, but according to GEMA the injunction “extends the responsibility of services providers towards rights holders” in the event that copyright works are continually made available.
“In such a case, the service provider has an obligation to eliminate the danger created by him for illegal use of protected content, through the use of an appropriate filtering system, or if necessary, even the closure of the service,” GEMA said. […]
Court Orders Usenet Provider to Prevent Copyright Infringement