How the Second Circuit’s Decision in Viacom May Change the Web

A New York Federal Court recently slowed down the Internet’s reappropriation of intellectual property by ruling YouTube may be liable for copyright infringement.  After five years of litigation between YouTube and Viacom, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision regarding the “safe harbor” provision, section 512, of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), which might change how websites post content they do not own or license.

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