A former Portuguese police detective lost an attempt to overturn a ban on his book claiming that Madeleine McCann is dead.
Goncalo Amaral was the first head of the police investigation into the little girl's disappearance from the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz in 2007 shortly before her fourth birthday.
Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, said they were very pleased and relieved by the ruling.
Mr Amaral published 'Maddie: The Truth Of The Lie' in July 2008, which alleges that Madeleine died in her family's holiday flat and that her parents faked her abduction.
A judge granted the McCanns a temporary injunction last September halting further sale or publication of Mr Amaral's book and a TV documentary he made about the case.
The former detective launched an appeal against the ban last month, calling a series of witnesses to support his claims, but Judge Maria Gabriela Cunha Rodrigues rejected his challenge today.
Mr and Mrs McCann reacted to the ruling by vowing to continue looking for their daughter and appealing for help from the public.
They said in a statement: 'We are very pleased and relieved with the judge's decision in Lisbon today.
'By upholding the injunction against Goncalo Amaral's book and DVD, the judge has rightly agreed that there has been significant, ongoing damage to the search for our beloved daughter Madeleine and to the rights of our family.'
