No knowledge of infringement, no secondary copyright liability for YouTube
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Summary:
This case underscores that platforms like YouTube, when promptly addressing DMCA takedown notices, are not necessarily held liable for user-uploaded content that infringes copyright. Plaintiff sued defendant YouTube accusing it of secondary copyright infringement liability — that YouTube was contributorily and vicariously liable for infringement concerning three videos that nonparty TV-Novosti (operator of various RT…
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