Veoh Once Again Beats UMG (After Going Out of Business)

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Veoh has once again beaten the record companies; in fact it has beaten them in every round, only to have been forced out of business by the attorneys fees it expended to do so. I guess that's the record companies' strategy to do an 'end around' the clear wording of the DMCA 'safe harbor': outspend them until they fold. Back in 2009 the lower court dismissed UMG's case (PDF) on the ground that Veoh was covered by the DMCA 'safe harbor' and had complied with takedown notices. The record companies of course appealed. And they of course lost. Then, after the Viacom v. YouTube decision by the 2nd Circuit, which ruled that there were factual issues as to some of the videos, they moved for rehearing in UMG v. Veoh. Now, in a 61-page decision (PDF), the 9th Circuit has once again ruled that the statute means what it says, and rejected each and every argument the record companies made. Sadly, though, it did not award attorneys fees."

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[For a Free Internet]

I need more videos of interracial trigonometric substitution strategies. And chicken broth!

Re:Sad

[interkin3tic]

From the banking scandals it should be clear to anyone with half a mind that Washington wants you to stop being a little thief and start being a very big one.

Re:US Law

[fustakrakich]

Yes, nobody would expect that...

Re:UMG has screwed me out of 2 jobs.

[drainbramage]

Face it dude:
Either you're a bad omen for co-workers or UMG is actually after you, or both.

Re:Sad

[fido_dogstoyevsky]

I imagine the context changes too, though. Does Australia recognize the DMCA and the safe harbor bits?

Not yet, but as soon as the US gives us democracy...