The Google geeks have beaten Hollywood chic. But how much will the court ruling against Viacom (VIA) in its $1 billion copyright battle over YouTube tip the balance of power from professional content creators to online distributors?
In ruling on summary judgment that the Google (GOOG)-owned video-sharing site is protected from liability by a safe-harbor provision in copyright law, U.S. District Court Judge Louis Stanton has sent a clear message:
When user-generated video sites implement reasonable takedown procedures, they are shielded from infringement lawsuits based on the copyrighted content that users upload.
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