2009 Cyberspace Law Syllabus and Some Comments
…the cases evolve. Nevertheless, I decided that the Amazon case was the most doctrinally significant, so I kept that and ditched the other 2. * Added Io v. Veoh. To…
Q1 2009 Quick Links, Part 1 (Copyright Edition)
…legal risks to the provider and cause the most sleepless nights. * In UMG v. Veoh, the judge limited UMG’s claims against Veoh’s investors and board members. Strike a blow…
2008 Cyberlaw Year-in-Review
…program as a basis to excuse any counterfeit goods that slip through. Example #2: Io v. Veoh, where the court was more willing to excuse Veoh because it had undertaken…
Veoh Gets Another Nice 512(c) Win–UMG v. Veoh
By Eric Goldman UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Veoh Networks, Inc., 2008 WL 5423841 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 29, 2008) Last year, in Io v. Veoh, online video sharing site Veoh got…
Io v. Veoh Comments–a Terrific 512(c) Defense-Side Win
…The court recognizes that it’s impossible to eliminate user-committed copyright infringement but instead rewards Veoh for trying so hard. As the court says, “far from encouraging copyright infringement, Veoh has…
SEC Proposes that Companies Should Be Liable for Content Linked from the Company’s Website
By Eric Goldman [Note: I haven’t had a chance to blog the Veoh case–coming soon!] The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) is proposing an interesting policy with respect to…