Safe Harbor

Court Tosses Universal Music's Copyright Suit Against Veoh

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 14, 2009 - 10:42am.

Los Angeles - A federal court has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Universal Music Group against video-sharing site Veoh, finding that the company had satisfied all requirements under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The judge noted that "the record presented demonstrates that, far from encouraging copyright infringement, Veoh has a strong DMCA policy, takes active steps to limit incidents of infringement on its website and works diligently to keep unauthorized works off its website."

Taiwan Passes "Three-Strikes" P2P Law; Adds ISP Safe Harbor

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 27, 2009 - 8:40am.

Taipei, Taiwan - Taiwan has enacted a new law that criminalizes the distribution of peer-to-peer file-sharing applications, and also provides that Internet service providers may restrict Internet access to subscribers who download copyrighted material more than twice, according to published reports.

Norwegian ISP Telenor Rejects Demands to Block The Pirate Bay

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 3, 2009 - 11:18am.

Oslo, Norway - Norway's Telenor has rejected a demand from record label and movie studio trade groups that its ISP service block access to Sweden-based file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, Billboard reported.

Judge: Universal Can't Include Veoh Investors in Copyright Suit

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 5, 2009 - 6:52am.

Los Angeles - A federal judge has thrown out Universal Music Group's request to include investors in video-sharing site Veoh as defendants in its copyright infringement lawsuit against the company, TechCrunch reported.