by Traverse Legal, reviewed by Enrico Schaefer - April 6, 2012 - c. Copyright Infringement On The Internet
The United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd circuit recently overturned a district court decision in Viacom International Inc. et al v. YouTube Inc et al, No. 10-3270, and a companion case of The Football Association Premier League Ltd et al v. YouTube Inc, No. 10-3342. While the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) typically provides a safe harbor from copyright infringement liability for websites which post third party content such as YouTube, the 2nd circuit found that there was a potential jury issue as to whether or not YouTube fell outside the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Instances where a website host or owner loses its DMCA immunity include:
You can read more about the lawsuit here and the court’s full ruling is embedded below.
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