Viacom Loses To YouTube In Landmark Copyright Case
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Wednesday's ruling by U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton in the closely watched case further affirmed the protections offered to online service providers under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The 1998 law offers immunity when service providers promptly remove illegal materials submitted...
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20008636-261.html
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Saladin
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southrabbit:
Uh, how is it logical to demand compensation for copyright infringements that don't actually occur?
That's what this trial was about. Viacom claimed that even though Google ruthlessly patrols its youtube service for anything even REMOTELY infringing of copyright, they still owe Viacom money for the videos that were up before they were taken down and any hypothetical videos posted to youtube with Viacom content in the future.
The DMCA clearly states that any content provider who, on request, takes down the copyrighted content shall not be penalized for that. Viacom was arguing against the law because they felt they were entitled to money anyway.
Where is the breach of logic here?
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Saladin
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Saladin
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YES, SANITY PREVAILS.
As, an addendum, FUCK VIACOM. Seriously.
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Saladin
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pjacobs51
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Saladin:
I couldn't agree with you more, maybe I could, but I'm not at that level yet.
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pjacobs51
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TomTucker
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They do move most of them but some do get through either way Viacom sucks
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TomTucker
