As long as a service makes a good - faith effort to take down
infringing content when they're informed of it, they're not liable for the actions of their users and everyone involved can skip a long, expensive court process.
The amendment currently being debated in the Lords deals with injunctive powers to block content rather than the current practice where YouTube removes copyright
infringing content when given notice by the copyright owner.
Not exact matches
The dispute centered on the interpretation of a 1998 U.S. law called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA, which protects internet service providers from liability
when users upload copyrighted
content, so long as they remove
infringing material once they receive notice or otherwise become aware of it.
That's an attempt to circumvent
Content ID and fighting it costs money, as does handling disputes
when the system incorrectly flags videos as
infringing copyright.
When expressly authorized by us in writing, you may embed videos using the Video Player, provided you do not embed the Video Player on any website or other location that (1) contains or hosts
content that is inappropriate, profane, vulgar, offensive, false, disparaging, defamatory, obscene, illegal,
infringing, threatening, sexually explicit, racist, that promotes violence, racial hatred, or terrorism, or that we deem, in our sole discretion, to be otherwise objectionable or (2) links to
infringing or unauthorized
content, or any
content described in above in clause (1).
The stigma of P2P file sharing occurred
when Kazaa, Limewire and other companies started offering copyright
infringing content.
When a clear and valid notice is received pursuant to the guidelines set forth below, Michaels will respond by either taking down the allegedly
infringing content or blocking access to it.
It should be further clarified
when non-commercial users who link to
infringing content are liable without receiving notice for the links they post, or whether there is a general assumption that all hyperlinks set by private users are non-
infringing.
«The proposed regime would only disable access to websites engaged in illegal distribution of
infringed content,
when established through a robust evidentiary and hearing process.»
When a clear and valid Notice is received pursuant to the guidelines, we will respond by either taking down the allegedly
infringing content or blocking access to it, and we may also contact you for more information.
When a clear and valid Notice is received pursuant to the guidelines, we will respond by either taking down the allegedly
infringing content or blocking access to it, and we may also contact you for more information.