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Published 7 years ago by lexi6 with 2 Comments
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Fan-made subtitles for TV shows and movies are illegal, court rules

Fansubbing—the unofficial creation of fan-made subtitles for TV shows and movies—is illegal, a Dutch court ruled this week. The Free Subtitles Foundation, after coming under fire from the Netherlands' anti-piracy association BREIN, decided to raise some money and take BREIN to court. The Foundation's lawyer told TorrentFreak that the lawsuit sought to clarify whether the creators of a TV show or movie can reserve the right to create and distribute subtitles.

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  • kxh
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    So derivative works are illegal in the EU now?

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    • Maternitus (edited 7 years ago)
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      I think illegal is a strong word. Legality in these kind of processes is clearly determined by the army of lawyers you have.

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