Internet Access Providers Face Contributory Copyright Liability for Subscribers’ Infringements–UMG v. Grande
…power in the hands of robonotice senders like Rightscorp, who make mistakes but have zero accountability for that (thanks to the failure of 512(f)), and leaves IAPs exposed to potentially…
Record Label Sends Bogus Takedown Notice, Defeats 512(f) Claim Anyway–White v. UMG
…further false submittals. Prior Posts on Section 512(f) * Plaintiffs Make Some Progress in 512(f) Cases * 512(f) Doesn’t Restrict Competitive Gaming of Search Results–Source Capital v. Barrett Financial *…
Announcing the 2024 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook
…Review: 17 U.S.C. §512 [http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#512] Primer on Contributory and Vicarious Copyright Infringement Overview of Section 512(c) UMG v. Shelter Capital (9th Cir. revised opinion) Recap Ticketmaster v. RMG VI. Trademarks…
DMCA 512(c) Helps Redbubble Defeats Copyright Lawsuit–Wallshoppe v. Redbubble
…successfully defends using the DMCA 512(c) safe harbor. Storage at User’s Direction. Wallshoppe argued that Redbubble doesn’t qualify for the DMCA safe harbor because it has a team of content…
What Should Photo Repositories Do About Blackface Photos?–Thompson v. ShutterStock
…June 10, 2024). Selected Other Cases Involving ShutterStock Photo Licensing Service Qualifies for DMCA 512(c) Safe Harbor–McGucken v. ShutterStock Photo Licensing Service Qualifies for DMCA Online Safe Harbor–Steinmetz v. ShutterStock…
Plaintiffs Make Some Progress in 512(f) Cases
…they are making more progress than expected. Prior Posts on Section 512(f) * 512(f) Doesn’t Restrict Competitive Gaming of Search Results–Source Capital v. Barrett Financial * 512(f) Once Again Ensnared…
New Essay Comparing “Due Process” Approaches in the DMCA and DSA
…Act (DMCA) created online safe harbors (17 USC 512) that provide several due process-like protections for user-authors. This essay identifies some of those due process elements, compares them to the…
Print-on-Demand Service Defeats Fish Illustrator’s Copyright Claim–Tomelleri v. Sunfrog
…Print-on-Demand Website–Harley Davidson v. SunFrog * DMCA Safe Harbor Doesn’t Protect Zazzle’s Printing of Physical Items–Greg Young Publishing v. Zazzle * CafePress May Not Qualify For 512 Safe Harbor –…
Print-on-Demand Services Face More Legal Woes–Canvasfish v. Pixels
…such a broad principle. DMCA Safe Harbor. The court says Pixels’ 512(c) defense isn’t apparent on the face of the plaintiff’s complaint. Publicity Rights. Among other things, Pixels argued that…
Reaction Videos Are Fair Use–Thiccc Boy v. Swindelles
…appears to be gone). Swindelle made and posted reaction videos to YouTube that included portions of Thiccc Boy’s podcasts. Thiccc Boy sent 512(c)(3) takedown notices to YouTube; Swindelles counternoticed. Thiccc…