DMCA Safe Harbor (17 U.S.C. §512)

Under DMCA jurisprudence and global best practices:

✔ Hyperlinking to third-party websites is not copyright infringement by itself
✔ Liability arises only if you:

• Host or embed infringing content
• Intentionally promote piracy
• Ignore valid takedown notices

As long as your anime site:

• Uses standard outbound hyperlinks only
• Does not iframe, mirror, or proxy content
• Does not label links as “official downloads”

You remain within Safe Harbor principles.

WIPO & Berne Convention Interpretation

International copyright treaties:

• Protect the content itself
• Do not prohibit linking or referencing external sources

Courts and regulators globally distinguish between:

• Providing content (illegal if unlicensed)
• Providing references (generally legal)

Pakistani Law Position on Linking

Copyright Ordinance, 1962 (Pakistan)

Under Pakistani law, infringement requires direct involvement in:

• Reproduction
• Distribution
• Public communication

✔ Simple linking does not meet these thresholds

You are not liable unless you:

• Upload anime files
• Stream content on your server
• Actively encourage illegal copying

PECA Act, 2016

The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act does not criminalize hyperlinking.

Risk arises only if a website:

• Facilitates hacking or circumvention
• Intentionally assists illegal activity

Neutral listing + outbound links = lawful activity.