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Court Dismisses Viacom's $1 Billion Copyright Claims Against YouTube
Posted on 6 Dec 2010 by Stephen Fisher, Janet Kim Lin, Gail Manuguid

In June 2010, the court for the Southern Dist. of NY ruled in favor of YouTube by dismissing Viacom's claims for copyright infringement. The court held that general knowledge was not enough to bar YouTube from protection under the DMCA safe harbor... Read More

Judge Grants YouTube Summary Judgment on Viacom’s $1 Billion Infringement Claim
Posted on 25 Jun 2010 by Mark Rogers

NEW YORK - (Mealey's) A "general awareness" of infringing activity on its Web site is not sufficient to find YouTube Inc. guilty of any copyright infringement claims, a New York federal judge ruled June 23, granting the online video-sharing... Read More

Second Circuit Rekindles YouTube Copyright Infringement / DMCA Safe Harbor Case
Posted on 6 Apr 2012 by Travis Burchart

Yesterday, the Second Circuit issued an opinion clarifying the contours of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's (DMCA) safe harbor for online service providers. 17 U.S.C. § 512(c) limits liability for copyright infringement that occurs "by... Read More

Copyright Holders Say Congress Did Not Intend For DMCA Harbor To Be This Safe
Posted on 11 Jan 2011 by Mealey's Litigation Report

Case: The Football Association Premier League Ltd., et al. v. YouTube Inc., et al., No. 10-3342, 2nd Cir.; See August 2009, Page 11. Full story and appellants' brief on lexis.com . On appeal from Viacom Int'l, Inc. v. YouTube, Inc., 718 F.... Read More

YouTube Mom Continues Misrepresentation Fight Against Administrator of Prince’s “Let's Go Crazy" Copyright
Posted on 31 Jan 2013 by Travis Burchart

A collection of music companies will continue to defend themselves against a mother who was once accused of copyright infringement after she posted a YouTube video of her children dancing to a Prince song. A California federal court refused to grant... Read More

Court Dismisses Viacom's $1 Billion Copyright Claims Against YouTube
Posted on 6 Dec 2010 by Stephen Fisher, Janet Kim Lin, Gail Manuguid

In June 2010, the court for the Southern Dist. of NY ruled in favor of YouTube by dismissing Viacom's claims for copyright infringement. The court held that general knowledge was not enough to bar YouTube from protection under the DMCA safe harbor... Read More

Copyright Co-Owner Not Indispensable Party in Lawsuit Over YouTube Video
Posted on 19 Jan 2012 by Lee Berlik

"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" is one of the most popular holiday songs around and is played on radio stations across the country every Christmas season. It is also now the subject of contentious copyright litigation after a federal judge... Read More

Google & YouTube Not Liable For Copyright Infringement
Posted on 24 Jun 2010 by Peter S. Vogel

Viacom lost its $1 billion lawsuit against Google and YouTube for alleged copyright infringement when a judge granted summary judgment. YouTube's defense was that it used the "safe harbor" protection of the Digital Millennium Copyright... Read More