Judge Throws out Viacom's Suit Against YouTube

[Adm_Hawthorne]

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Honestly, I don't see how this could have turned out any other way.

YouTube has been fairly agreeable to helping protect copyright, and, on a site like YouTube, there's just no way to stop all the users from posting things they shouldn't.

I see this ruling as a small win for the internet.

 

[TheBrew]

Viacom just wants part of that sweet Google cash-reserve.

 

[Adm_Hawthorne]

Viacom just wants part of that sweet Google cash-reserve.

There were better ways than trying to pry open Google's Jaws to get the cash out.

They should have been trying to work with Google to find a way to profit as opposed to trying to sue them and stop what is, really, unstoppable at this point.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

YouTube always takes down infringing videos promptly when notified. Viacom doesn't have a leg to stand on and I'm glad this got thrown out.

 

[Yeoman Randi]

Me three!

 

[Marie1]

Sometimes Youtube has weird exceptions to that tho, and that may be what they were taking advantage of. Some people put up shows or movies, and Youtube only will take down parts that have the copyright information or frames that show a company or staff name etc.

 

[Adm_Hawthorne]

If it's marked as in infringement, YouTube will take it down... whether it actually is or not.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

If it's marked as in infringement, YouTube will take it down... whether it actually is or not.

Unfortunately, this is the only way DMCA takedown notices work, as a practical matter.

 

[Adm_Hawthorne]

If it's marked as in infringement, YouTube will take it down... whether it actually is or not.

Unfortunately, this is the only way DMCA takedown notices work, as a practical matter.

I'm not really complaining. By doing it this way, YouTube is CYAing, and you can't blame them for that.

 

[jtkirk]

I was on youtube last week viewing some Carol Burnett Show skits that were recently uploaded, when I went back the next day they were all taken down. The same exact skits uploaded by another user have been on the site for over 2 years. Why is it that one is taken down for copyright infringement & the other is not when they are identical in content? The only distinguishable difference is that the ones taken down were of better quality, but I doubt that had anything to do with it.

 

[Adm_Hawthorne]

I was on youtube last week viewing some Carol Burnett Show skits that were recently uploaded, when I went back the next day they were all taken down. The same exact skits uploaded by another user have been on the site for over 2 years. Why is it that one is taken down for copyright infringement & the other is not when they are identical in content? The only distinguishable difference is that the ones taken down were of better quality, but I doubt that had anything to do with it.

YouTube doesn't really actively scan. If someone turns (tattles) that a clip is an infringement on copyright, then YouTube immediately takes it down.

The user who posted it can contest it, but it does take a while.

 

[Chris3123]

YouTube doesn't really actively scan. If someone turns (tattles) that a clip is an infringement on copyright, then YouTube immediately takes it down.

Even if it's not infringement at all?

 

[Adm_Hawthorne]

YouTube doesn't really actively scan. If someone turns (tattles) that a clip is an infringement on copyright, then YouTube immediately takes it down.

Even if it's not infringement at all?

Even if... but it can be contested. If you can prove it's not infringement, it can go back up.

 

[RJDiogenes]

This was a ridiculous lawsuit-- like suing a bookstore for carrying a plagiarized work. Digital piracy is a big problem, but this isn't the way to solve it.