Media News - Friday, August 29, 2008
Veoh wins copyright protections
Video-sharing service Veoh has been granted copyright immunity in a case
that could influence other video services. A US district court judge
ruled that the video site qualified for protection under the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and could not be sued for copyright
infringement. The site had been sued by adult video studio Io Group,
which claimed that Veoh violated its copyright in 2006 when the site
displayed user-uploaded clips from ten of its films. The judge, however,
sided with Veoh, ruling that the site had complied sufficiently with
DMCA terms and should be awarded safe harbor from legal action. Though
it is commonly used as a vehicle for copyright owners to order video
takedowns, the DMCA also provides protection for video sites in certain
cases where it is deemed that the site is making an effort to protect
copyright, but cannot completely control user uploads. (VNU Net)
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