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 Rick Sanders Think the DMCA Is Outmoded? Complain to Congress, Not to the Courts This is the second post on the recent Ninth Circuit opinion in the “Veoh case” (actually styled,UMG Recordings v. Shelter Capital). Last time, we focused on (marveled at, really) Universal’s surprising leading argument: that pretty much any website that makes user-uploaded [...]
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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