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canopic jug writes:

Reuters has reported that, in a defeat for the publisher Springer, the German Supreme Court has ruled that ad blockers are legal.

Germany's Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a case brought by Axel Springer seeking to ban a popular application that blocks online advertising, in a landmark ruling that deals a blow to the publishing industry.

The court found in favor of Adblock Plus adblockplus.org, an app marketed by a firm called Eyeo that has been downloaded more than 100 million times by users around the world seeking protection from unwanted or intrusive online advertising.

That is followed by some analysis by Rick Falkvinge on the court's decision over at the Private Internet Access blog.

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Original Submission

1. "canopic jug" - https://soylentnews.org/~canopic+jug/
2. "German Supreme Court has ruled that ad blockers are legal" - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-trial-adblocking/german-supreme-court-rules-ad-blockers-legal-in-defeat-for-springer-idUSKBN1HQ277
3. "analysis by Rick Falkvinge on the court's decision" - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2018/04/german-supreme-court-adblocking-does-not-violate-copyright/
4. "Ad-Blocking Brave Browser Will Offer Free Cryptocurrency to All Users" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/23/0815259
5. "Malvertising Campaign Finds a Way Around Ad Blockers" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/05/27/2357220
6. "Ransomware Spreads Through Advertising on Major Sites" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/03/16/0353202
7. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=26201

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