Cordoba ruling welcomed
A welcome new judgement ECJ on the Cordoba case makes the rules on whether the audience is a 'new public' simple and clear. In short you need the copyright owners consent in all cases. They say "the posting of a work protected by copyright on one website, other than that on which the initial communication was made with the consent of the copyright holder,…must be treated as making such a work available to a new public". See https://tinyurl.com/ycj4epna. The rules around using links have also been getting clearer - they not allowed for profit. There is an even simpler rule. If you copy or link for commercial gain, get a licence.
