Veoh Scores Legal Victory for Video Sharing Sites

While a victory, the EFF notes it may also just be a footnote in a long list of lawsuits against user generated sites.The EFF is currently highlighting a new legal victory for video sharing sites. The case is known as the UMG vs. Veoh case where UMG sued video sharing site Veoh for the activities of it's users - some of which uploaded copyright infringing material on the site.Veoh argued that their activities of offering a medium to post content falls under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's "Safe harbour" provisions which says that, among other things, that internet services are not liable for the actions of their users - a provision that seems to be glossed over like a mere suggestion these days with the copyright industry demanding ISPs to fight copyright infringement.

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