Twitter has posted a set of guidelines designed to help users understand how it handles copyright takedown requests. The company said that the page will provide clear insight into the microblogging service's handling of the Digital Millennium...
Google received almost 6 million URL search removal requests in the last month as copyright holders continue their fight against sites offering copyrighted content for download. The requests are made to Google under the Digital Millennium Copyright...
Google has announced an update to its search ranking algorithm that will demote sites serving pirated content, in a move that should please copyright holders who have long called for this move. Since we re-booted our copyright removals over two...
Raanan Katz claims Google and the blogger, identified as Irina Chevaldina, are guilty of direct and contributory copyright infringement, based on their alleged unauthorized use of Katz’s copyrighted image.
Content creators, law professors, copyright holders, philosophers, the MPAA, and the RIAA, there’s a place at the table for them,” Hedger said. It can’t just be up to the copyright holders. Don’t we have the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA...
Google has purchased the copyright management group RightsFlow for implementation on YouTube and other Google properties. Google is working hard to solve the problem by implementing a comprehensive copyright management system on YouTube, and the...
Google fought fairly well in that legal battle, and in 2010 it was ruled that YouTube was "protected by the safe harbor of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Plus, thanks to pirated and copyrighted content, YouTube was seen as a liability.
This copyright lesson from YouTube featuring the homicidal, suicidal and just plain crazy cute fluffy characters of Happy Tree Friends highlights some of the risks of copyright infringement, and explains what sorts of content are subject to...
Google calls for the UK to adopt American-style copyright laws - The Next Web The Challenges Facing David Cameron's Quest To Overhaul UK Copyright Law - paidContent Chinese writers slam Baidu for copyright infringement - Reuters
It's the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Perspective 1: Be careful linking to stuff that is potentially infringing on copyright. The 512 "safe harbor" is there to typically let hosting companies off the hook for legal liability, as long as they...
Basic guidelines for videos: they can't be copyrighted material -- unless you own the copyright (video above is from The Discovery Channel's Official YouTube page). And the content can be just about anything.
Google, YouTube's owner, claims the $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit questioning YouTube's ability to keep copyrighted material off YouTube.com threatens the free exchange of information on the Internet.
Google's stance is that they are simply connecting to user's sites and therefore not violating copyright laws. They want to be found by the millions of Google searchers, but they want Google to pay for indexing - and caching - copyrighted content.
What are your thoughts on the Viacom lawsuit with Google (over its own copyright infringed content appearing throughout YouTube), and Google now changing its past position of claiming no responsibility to now taking proactive measures to prevent...
Something as simple as taking copyrighted text and putting it white-on-white on a different page without authorization of the copyright owner – people now know was clearly a copyright violation, in addition to what was then termed as spamming the...
On the other hand, Viacom argues that Google is knowingly building its business (with YouTube) on the back of copyright owners, using their copyrighted content unlawfully. The increase of user-generated content online has resulted in a heavy rise...
Goldman advises registering your copyright within 3 months of the original copyrighted work's first publication. Preparing for a copyright lawsuit Make certain you own the copyright of whatever you are filing to take down.
While copyright owners have traditionally used cease-and-desist letters or DMCA letters against alleged infringers, search marketers can benefit more by filing a DMCA takedown notice with the middleman – the online service provider (OSP) featuring...
In today's SearchDay, "Copyright Law: What Search Marketers Should Know (Part 1)," Grant Crowell outlines the basics of cease & desist letters, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and other tactics to help search marketers protect their...
This form of syndication is in "violation with Norwegian copyright law," says Dagens Upset With Google News Over Copyright Laws Pandia reports that Google News is in trouble again over copyright laws overseas.
