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Intellectual Reserve, Inc. v. Utah Lighthouse Ministry, Inc.
This case serves two purposes. First, it introduces the type of liability that one might face for hyperlinking, even if the content is not hosted on one's own server. Second, in doing so, it introduces the concept of secondary liability, which pervades copyright liability on the internet. Consider whether this court's view of direct liability by readers is consistent with Perfect 10's consideration of thumbnail images.
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