Intellectual Property
Apr. 18, 2012
2nd Circuit revives barely viable Viacom copyright case against YouTube
Viacom's battle against YouTube forges on, despite a claim that barely passes muster.
On April 5, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revived a sleeping 5-year-old giant: Viacom's copyright case against YouTube. The court found that a jury might conclude that the online video-sharing site knew it was infringing rights when it allowed the distribution of videos of popular television shows and other programs.
The 2nd Circuit reversed a 2010 lower court grant of summary judgment in favor of YouTube, which was considered a landmark in setting guidelines for user-gene...
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