Federal judge grants Google’s motion for summary judgment in copyright infringement lawsuit. Viacom says Google allowed copyrighted content to persist on YouTube as a means of ensuring the site’s popularity. The decision stands in stark contrast to an Italian court’s ruling in February that found fault with Google’s video takedown procedures. The Italian case involves privacy rather than copyright law, but both cases raise questions about the amount of vigilance that Internet content hosts are expected to exercise over user-submitted content. The ruling endorses industry-standard takedown practices and frustrates efforts by content owners to narrow DMCA safe harbor protections.”]
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