Section 230 Protects YouTube’s Removal of User’s Videos–Lancaster v. Alphabet
…relies on Section 230, the court sidesteps the potential applicability of 17 USC 512(g) (as well as YouTube’s contracts), which is a minor bummer because I’d love to see more…
Vimeo’s Second Circuit DMCA Safe Harbor Win Over Capitol Records
…regarding the videos involved in this suit.” (Why? WHY? WWWWHHHYYY?) The court made three principal rulings, all of which should benefit Section 512 defendants: 1) The Section 512 safe harbors…
A Dozen Organizations File Comments Opposing Copyright Office’s Plan to Undermine Section 512
I recently posted about the Copyright Office’s proposed new prices for designating 17 USC 512 agents for notice. While the proposed price reduction sounded good, the announcement obscured the real…
Announcing the 2016 Edition of ‘Internet Law: Cases & Materials’
…About Fair Use 126 Cartoon Network v. CSC (2d Cir.) 130 MGM Studios v. Grokster (Sup. Ct.) 142 Secondary Liability Review: 17 U.S.C. §512 [http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#512] Goldman’s 512(c) Cheat Sheet 155…
WARNING: Copyright Office Resurrects Troubling Plan To Strip Websites Of 512 Safe Harbor
…notices. The agent designation process is crucial to the 17 USC 512 safe harbors because the formality of designating an agent is required to qualify for the 512(c) safe harbor….
512 Safe Harbor Applies to Content Submitted By Independent Contractors–BWP v. Examiner
…512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership Is Amazon Liable For IP Violations By Its Marketplace Vendors? (Forbes Cross-Post) eBay Must Disclose User Identities In Response To 512(h) Subpoenas…
Q1 2016 Quick Links, Part 4 (Copyright, Marketing and More)
…sufficiently pleaded a misrepresentation under § 512(f). * Farouk Systems, Inc. v. AG Global Products, LLC, 2016 WL 1322315 (S.D. Tex. April 5, 2016): Farouk admits that the two images…
2H 2015 Quick Links, Part 1 (Copyright)
…he fails to state a violation of the DMCA.” * BWP Media USA v. Clarity Digital Group, 1:14-cv-00467-PAB-KMT (D. Colo. March 31, 2015). For purposes of 512(c)(1), the term “user”…
Commenting on Viral Video Is Fair Use–Equals Three v. Jukin Media
…notices directed at Equals Three’s YouTube channel. Equals Three sought declaratory relief and sued Jukins for violating 512(f). Jukin sought summary judgment that Equals Three’s use of the videos isn’t…
9th Circuit Sides With Fair Use in Dancing Baby Takedown Case
…v. Steiner * Another 512(f) Claim Fails–Tuteur v. Crosley-Corcoran * 17 USC 512(f) Is Dead–Lenz v. Universal Music * 512(f) Plaintiff Can’t Get Discovery to Back Up His Allegations of…