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DMCA Safe Harbors de-coded: 17 U.S.C. Section 512 re-organized in more logical order

  • Fenwick & West LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 7 2012

Organizationally speaking, the Safe Harbors part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. 512, doesn’t make much sense

Viacom v. YouTubeGoogle: Second Circuit Reinstates Viacom’s Copyright Lawsuit, But Largely Affirms Pro-Online Service Provider Holdings

  • Fenwick & West LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 11 2012

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday set aside a 2010 federal district court decision that had granted summary judgment to YouTube and Google, based on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s safe harbor for storage at the direction of users

Copyright alert: Viacom v. YouTubeGoogle

  • Fenwick & West LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 6 2012

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday set aside a 2010 federal district court decision that had granted summary judgment to YouTube and Google, based on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s safe harbor for storage at the direction of users

SOPA and PIPA deconstructedthe meaning of key provisions of the controversial anti-piracy legislation

  • Fenwick & West LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 30 2012

Intellectual property rights holders have proposed aggressive legislation to pull the rug out from under Internet infringement by cutting off advertising and credit card payment services to domains allegedly used for “piracy” in effect broadening secondary liability for copyright infringement and by giving the government expansive powers to block Internet access to websites that are said to “facilitate” infringement