By Charles Bieneman on April 8, 2012 In a high-profile case, the Second Circuit has defined contours of the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c); those provisions relieve a service provider of liability for certain copyright infringements. Viacom Int’l, Inc. v. YouTube, Inc, Nos. 10-3270-cv and 10-3342-cv (2nd [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...By Ben to The 1709 Blog on 12/30/2011 Here’s hoping that my headline doesn’t offend post Meltwater and Infopaq, but this is my (personal) take on copyright and the business of music in 2011, a busy busy year around the globe with a mixed bag of results for the different sectors in the music industry. In January, [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...by ipwars.com The Ninth Circuit has affirmed the trial court’s summary dismissal of UMG copyright claims against Veoh on the basis of §512(c) – the ‘hosting’ safe harbour. UMG argued 3 reasons why §512(c) did not apply: First, UMG argues that the alleged infringingactivities do not fall within the plain meaning of “infringe-ment of copyright [...]
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