April-May 2010 Quick Links Part 1 (IP Edition)
…has acquired the copyrights to the peephole videos made of her, which should make it a little easier for her to go after online republishers. * UMG v. Veoh has…
Record Album Only Supports One Statutory Damages Award–Bryant v. Media Right
…Veoh case, it’s not clear to me how defendants can get a Rule 68 payoff in copyright cases. I would certainly enjoy the irony if the defendants get their attorneys’…
Veoh Denied Attorneys’ Fees in UMG v. Veoh. Does FRCP 68 Apply to Copyright Cases?
…in specified circumstances, gives the judge discretion to award attorneys’ fees to a copyright lawsuit winner. Veoh decisively won a 512(c) defense against UMG’s copyright infringement claim, so Veoh applied…
Viacom v. YouTube Summary Judgment Motions Highlights
…two ways. First, the legal precedent since Viacom’s filing has been largely YouTube-favorable. The three Veoh opinions (Io v. Veoh, UMG v. Veoh 1, and UMG v. Veoh 2) have…
February 2010 Quick Links
…Perfect 10 v. Google will keep going. Previous blog coverage of this case (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). * Veoh won in court (1, 2, 3) but still got knocked…
Top Cyberlaw Developments of 2009 (Eric’s List)
…a law banning marketing to kids. It was wrong. The state had to withdraw the law and go back to the drawing board. * UMG v. Veoh. Veoh won another…
Torrent Sites Induce Infringement and Lose DMCA Safe Harbor–Columbia v. Fung
…how “legitimate” websites should manage their affairs. Instead, I believe Veoh’s successful defenses–including Veoh’s proactive steps to suppress infringing activity–provide more insightful actionable lessons than the strictures of this case….
Top Cyberlaw Developments of 2009
By John E. Ottaviani (Thanks to Eric for letting me post this list here!) [Eric’s note: some of you may recall John, a regular blog guest contributor from 2005-07. It’s…
Another Copyright Owner Doesn’t Like 512(c)…and Thinks an Anti-Copying Filter is Copyright Infringing–Scott v. Scribd
…to suppress infringing or wrongful behavior and given the defendants extra legal protection because they are using these filters. See Io v. Veoh; UMG v. Veoh; Tiffany v. eBay; Cisneros…
Veoh Gets Yet Another Terrific 512 Defense Win–UMG v. Veoh
…direction of users” even though Veoh’s system technologically manipulated the user-supplied video. Having established that, this ruling addresses whether Veoh met the other requirements of 17 USC 512(c). Actual/Red Flags…