Case Against Video-Sharing Site Dismissed

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "A California copyright infringement case brought by an adult video maker against a video sharing web site, Veoh Networks, has been thrown out, based upon the 'safe harbor' provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ('DMCA'). In a 33-page decision (PDF), the Court concluded that Veoh was covered by the DMCA, and had carried out its duties to comply with takedown notices in a reasonable manner. The Court rejected the plaintiff's arguments showing possible ways that users could do an end-around, saying that the law requires 'reasonable' compliance, rather than perfection, and noted that the DMCA is 'designed to facilitate the robust development and world-wide expansion of electronic commerce, communications, research, development, and education in the digital age'."

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i don't mean to be rude

[AP31R0N]

eldavojohn, with all due respect, your sister's a whore.

Nothing personal.

(joking, or i'd be AC)

Re:I like how they can skirt the laws

[AnalogDiehard]

Just curious: do you align yourself with the camp that feels that violent video games and movies should be outlawed because they (in a certain few's opinions) "encourage immoral behaviour" as well ?

Thank you for that gross misjudgement.

To answer that, no I do not agree with outlawing movies. That's why we have the MPAA rating system. I do not agree with outlawing violent games but we badly need a ratings system for them.

Anybody who denies that violent behavior directly affects society has forgotten the Beavis and Butthead episode - never re-aired and quietly swept under the rug - that inspired a child viewer to set his trailer afire and his family lost an infant daughter in the fire. And that's just one media "entertainment" that has been quietly swept under the rug, there are more.