04-18-2013, 09:13 PM
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YouTube wins in DMCA lawsuit from Viacom; Win for tube sites.
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The $1 billion lawsuit was filed way back in 2007, not long after Google acquired what was then a fledgling video startup for what was then an astonishing $1.65 billion. Viacom essentially argued that YouTube was knowingly allowing copyrighted material to be posted to its site as a way to boost its audience. YouTube, on the other hand, argued that it was merely a platform that users could add content to, and that it would take down any content that Viacom, or any other content provider, asked it to.
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Once again, the judge decided that YouTube was protected by the DMCA safe harbor provision, after what looks like some back-and-forth about whether YouTube willfully infringed and/or if Viacom did a good enough job of sending takedown notices.
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Read More: http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/18/onc...n-viacom-case/
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