'VPNs are lawful technical tools,' says EU Court in landmark copyright ruling
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that VPN providers are not liable for copyright infringement committed by their users. The decision clarifies that geo-blocking enforcement remains the responsibility of copyright holders rather than service providers.
Why it matters
This ruling provides legal clarity for VPN providers and protects digital privacy tools from being held responsible for user behavior.
I've been following the stories around the "child protection" because on one hand it does afford children some protection, but it also hammers down on the privacy of everyone - i.e. adults who give up their privacy to prove they're not a child.
VPNs in particular have been tossed around as something that the UK government would like to ban (citation needed/lacking!), which is why this article is particularly interesting:
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