ARE Copyright Law Alert:Second Circuit Clarifies Digital Millenium Copyright Act’s Safe Harbor Provisions In Viacom International, Inc. v. Youtube, Inc. Decision

(April 18, 2012)  On April 5, 2012, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified both (i) the proper interpretation of 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)’s safe harbor language regarding an online service provider’s “right and ability to control” infringing activity, and (ii) whether certain software functions that are made […]