Supposedly the tv-on-the-internet site TV-Links.co.uk was shut down and the owner arrested by UK authorities.
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.
If this turns out to be true, then logically the company that sells you your computer needs to be investigated and shut down, along with your router, your ISP, and whoever made your web browser, because they’ve all facilitated you violating someone else’s copyright.
{See also Federation Against Copyright Theft - is this even a real agency? FACT? Come on!}
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