Comments on: DMCA 512(c) Safe Harbor Applies to Embedding–Harrington v. Pinterest https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2026/01/dmca-512c-safe-harbor-applies-to-embedding-harrington-v-pinterest.htm Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:28:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Copyright Takedown Notices Don't Require Services to Find and Remove Other Identical Copies-Athos v. YouTube - Technology & Marketing Law Blog https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2026/01/dmca-512c-safe-harbor-applies-to-embedding-harrington-v-pinterest.htm#comment-4538 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:28:46 +0000 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=28480#comment-4538 […] yesterday’s blog post, this case sought to blow up the DMCA’s notice-and-takedown scheme and impose liability on […]

]]> By: Zatar Zarvati https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2026/01/dmca-512c-safe-harbor-applies-to-embedding-harrington-v-pinterest.htm#comment-4537 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:06:00 +0000 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=28480#comment-4537 Gmail display of inline images is partially under the control of the MIME-encoding, which may have been created outside of Gmail.

I think the plaintiff was arguing that Pinterest sometimes directly encoded an image in an email without the use of HTML. If Pinterest directly encoded a PDF in an email, and the PDF included a copyrighted image, Pinterest might have difficulty in detecting possible copyright infringement without a takedown notice. Of course, if the email or alert has already been sent, the infringement has already taken place.

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