From YouTube's blog entry:
Today, the court granted our motion for summary judgment in Viacom’s lawsuit with YouTube. This means that the court has decided that YouTube is protected by the safe harbor of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) against claims of copyright infringement. The decision follows established judicial consensus that online services like YouTube are protected when they work cooperatively with copyright holders to help them manage their rights online.
This is an important victory not just for us, but also for the billions of people around the world who use the web to communicate and share experiences with each other. We’re excited about this decision and look forward to renewing our focus on supporting the incredible variety of ideas and expression that billions of people post and watch on YouTube every day around the world.
Even though Viacom is willing to appeal the decision, this is a historic day for YouTube, Google, and us YouTubers as a whole. It seems that, sometimes, the DMCA does more to help than harm for online services, including YouTube.
Today, the court granted our motion for summary judgment in Viacom’s lawsuit with YouTube. This means that the court has decided that YouTube is protected by the safe harbor of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) against claims of copyright infringement. The decision follows established judicial consensus that online services like YouTube are protected when they work cooperatively with copyright holders to help them manage their rights online.
This is an important victory not just for us, but also for the billions of people around the world who use the web to communicate and share experiences with each other. We’re excited about this decision and look forward to renewing our focus on supporting the incredible variety of ideas and expression that billions of people post and watch on YouTube every day around the world.
Even though Viacom is willing to appeal the decision, this is a historic day for YouTube, Google, and us YouTubers as a whole. It seems that, sometimes, the DMCA does more to help than harm for online services, including YouTube.
Comments
One thing that many people don't realize is, DRM is NOT about piracy -- it is about giving companies control over your use of their products. Companies are taking advantage of the issue of piracy and using it as an excuse to make their products use DRM, even when they routinely use DRM for purposes that are not even remotely related to preventing piracy.