'VPNs are lawful technical tools,' says EU Court in landmark copyright ruling
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- The CJEU ruled that VPNs are lawful technical tools and not liable for copyright infringement.
- Publishers using state-of-the-art geo-blocking are not held liable if users bypass restrictions via VPNs.
- The landmark case centered on the online publication of Anne Frank's manuscripts and territorial copyright differences.
- VPN providers are shielded from liability for users' actions in circumventing geo-blocks.