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USA - August 15 2012
In one of the first applications of the Second Circuit’s Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube, Inc., 718 F. Supp. 2d 514 (S.D.N.Y. 2010) ruling, Obodai v. Demand Media Inc, 2012 WL 2189740 (S.D.N.Y. June 13, 2012) vindicates the user-generated content (UGC) community, although this victory may not be much to celebrate.
USA - April 17 2012
In another much-anticipated ruling regarding the scope of the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), the Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded a 2010 lower court ruling granting summary judgment in favor of YouTube and others (Viacom International, Inc., et al and The Football Association Premier League Ltd et al v. YouTube Inc, et al., 2012 WL 1130851(2d Cir., April 5, 2012)).
USA - January 20 2012
The Southern District of New York has granted summary judgment to the photo-sharing website, Photobucket.com, and its merchandising partner, Kodak Imaging Network, in a copyright infringement suit brought by an individual who claimed the services allowed for the unauthorized distribution, modification, and reproduction of her copyrighted images.
USA - December 22 2011
In a much-anticipated ruling with respect to the strength of the safe harbor provisions within the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s decision that Veoh Networks Inc. (“Veoh”) is protected by the DMCA’s safe harbor provisions from copyright infringement claims brought against it by UMG Recordings Inc. (“UMG”).
