I note that the quotations from Fred von Lohman, the Mystic Knight of the EFFluviati, that appeared in the press on the Veoh case were somewhat guarded. The industry sentiment regarding Veoh reminds me of reaction to the lower court decisions in Grokster —this simply cannot be the law. And sure enough, it turned out not to be. MORE >>

billion YouTube/Google history that should be of interest to all the members in the class action as well as those who have yet to see a dime from Google for the past, present or future use of their work. And for you Veoh fans out there, this case is in the 2nd Circuit, not the Temporary Autonomous Zone.) are in a whole new area. MORE >>

YouTube case the attention they deserve. It all comes down to specificity If there's one legal issue that I believe will determine the outcome of the case, it's this: How specific must YouTube's knowledge of infringement be in order for it to fall outside the safe harbor provided by Section 512(c) of the DMCA ? YouTube Motion at 39. MORE >>

YouTube. few thoughts: 1) A disappointing opinion Put aside, for a moment, whatever you may think of Judge Stanton's ultimate holding absolving YouTube of copyright infringement. What about all the evidence of specific -- not just general -- knowledge on YouTube's part of infringing Viacom works on its system? 512(c)(1)(A)(ii). MORE >>

While creators and distributors have not rejected UGC (companies like Veoh and Viacom signed up to the UGC Principles ), Google is still bashing it out with YouTube in court (and from what I hear has yet to pay indies) and did not sign up to the UGC Principles, having some litigation principles of their own, apparently. Say buh bye. MORE >>