Viacom appeals against YouTube

No sooner had the trial ended in which YouTube’s service was found to be innocent (as the plaintiff was Viacom’s media holding, whose leadership accuses YouTube of copyright infringement by posting illegal content), as the plaintiff appealed. This appeal was filed on the third of December, and now the Federal Court of Appeal in New York is dealing with this new case.

It is worth recalling that the notorious legal process has been going on for several years, starting in 2007. It was then that Viacom management decided that YouTube would violate the copyright of the company by posting illegal content. The head of Viacom said at the time that he considered YouTube to be a pirate service. Naturally, the lawsuit was filed not only to satisfy the insulted feelings of the right holder, but also to get a billion dollars in compensation. It seems that such a sum can calm the offended feelings of any right holder.
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But - it did not work out, the court decided that YouTube was not to blame, and Viacom was left without a billion. Naturally, such a course of events did not suit the company, so almost immediately after the decision was made an appeal was filed. It is worth noting that in the US there is a completely logical law that allows content services to remain completely legitimate, since it is believed that the service cannot be held responsible for the content posted by users.

The case of Viacom and YouTube can be considered a very interesting precedent that helped justify not only YouTube, but also other “related” content services. It is worth noting that in the US, many large companies blamed Viacom, while justifying YouTube. In general, another long process that seems to have ended happily, but - to be continued ...

Via dailyfinance