U.S. Court of Appeals ruling protects ISPs from copyright infringement.
Lexology.com bericht: “Internet service providers faced with possible copyright infringement lawsuits are cheering a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit last month that seems to create more uniform principles and lend greater clarity to the protections granted to video and other content providers under the “safe harbor” provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
[...] On March 14, the Ninth Circuit ruled in UMG Recordings Inc. et al. v. Veoh Networks Inc. et al., case No. 09-56777 that the video-sharing site run by Veoh Networks Inc. was not liable for the copyright claims by Universal Music Group Inc. since Veoh was unaware of the actual infringements alleged and could not have been reasonably expected to take steps to prevent them.”
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US District Court: Safe Harbor provisions apply to YouTube; no obligation to monitor uploaded content.
Future of Copyright bericht: “Yesterday, The Federal District Court of New York ruled in favor of video streaming service YouTube in a extensive lawsuit against Viacom. Viacom stated that YouTube, part of Google, structurally profited of its copyrights. However, the court disagreed and rejected Viacom’s claims.
[...] Judge Stanton of the Federal District Court ultimately sided with YouTube in this case, saying that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s safe harbor provision is applicable. This means that YouTube is only required to take down content after it has received a notice that claims the unlawfulness of the video. Judge Stanton: "Congress has determined that the burden of identifying what must be taken down is to be on the copyright owner, a determination which has proven practicable in practice."
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