Focus (Forum & Focus)
May 30, 2007
Protecting Service Providers
Focus Column – By Rachael Samberg and Brian W. Carver – Wielding the hammer of free speech, the 9th Circuit used a case brought by an adult Web site to clarify notice-and-takedown provisions in federal Internet law.
By Rachael Samberg and Brian W. Carver
You may have heard about Viacom's $1 billion complaint that YouTube failed to take "reasonable precautions to deter rampant infringement on its site" by failing to remove infringing third-party content.
YouTube, as an online service provider, may argue for immunity from liability under the safe harbors of the Digital Millennium Copyri...
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