'Media Player is illegal'

luxembourg - The sale of a media player that allows people to stream free movies on their TV can be a copyright infringement. That has been judged by the European Court of Justice on Wednesday.

'The buyer of such a player is deliberately and deliberately, free and without permission, access to an offer of protected works', according to the judges.

Copyright Organization Stichting Brein had the website movie player. Nl to the court, because the devices offered there were illegal. Through software on the player, which is in many Dutch living rooms, consumers on their TV can watch sports matches and movies picked from the Internet.

The central court of the Netherlands had asked the court in Luxembourg whether this was contrary to copyright. It considers that it is illegal to display films and other productions protected by copyright through such a player.

It is now up to the court of Central Netherlands to judge the verdict.