YouTube Prevails in Huge Copyright Suit with Viacom (Los Angeles Times)
A federal judge in New York sided with YouTube, once again, in the long-running $1 billion copyright infringement suit brought by Viacom in 2007.
US Digital Public Library Launches Free Online Access (Intellectual Property Watch)
The Digital Public Library of America has partnered with a number of institutions such as the National Archives and Records Administration, the Smithsonian Institution, the New York Public Library, and Harvard University to provide free public access to content of all libraries, universities, and museums in the United States.
Pirate Bay Cofounder Indicted on Hacking Charges (Wired)
The Pirate Bay cofounder Gottfrid Svartholm was indicted today on hacking charges unrelated to his one-year prison sentence for running the world’s most notorious and illicit file-sharing service.
Google Loses Autocomplete Defamation Suit in Japan (CNET)
Google was ordered to change its autocomplete function and pay damages to a Japanese man who sued saying his name was being linked to crimes.
UMG Wins Copyright Ruling in Case Against Grooveshark (Variety)
A five-judge panel of the New York Supreme Court’s appellate division, in a ruling issued on Tuesday, concluded that pre-1972 song recordings are not covered by safe harbor provisions of the DMCA.
Keith Kupferschmid is General Counsel and SVP, Intellectual Property Policy & Enforcement at SIIA.