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By
equating
hyperlinking
to
“
dissemination
”
in
four
consecutive
instances[36
]
,
the
Hungarian
courts
disregarded
the
fundamental
distinction
between
content
and
communicating
the
existence
of
content
(
hyperlinking
)
.
The
application
of
objective
liability
to
any
form
of
hyperlinking
precluded
the
balancing
of
interests
required
under
the
Court
’s
case
-
law
and
the
individual
assessment
of
the
applicant
company
’s
situation
,
and
resulted
in
truly
draconian
interference
with
the
applicant
company
’s
Article
10
rights
.
This
criticism
of
the
Hungarian
courts
is
not
new
.
In
another
case
,
the
Hungarian
courts
’
application
of
an
objective
liability
interpretation
of
Article
78
of
the
Civil
Code
was
already
found
to
be
incompatible
with
the
Convention[37
]
.
In
the
present
case
,
the
Court
reiterates
this
finding
with
regard
to
hyperlinks
.
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