YouTube has a win in the European courts

Stefan Mileschin · 23rd June 2021, 08:47

Not liable for copyright infringement

Europe's top court has delivered the music and film industry a kick in the nadgers by saying that Google's YouTube and other online platforms are not liable for copyright-infringing works uploaded by users onto their platforms under certain conditions.

The case marks the latest development in a long-running battle between Europe's $1 trillion creative industry and online platforms, with the former seeking compensation or action from the latter for unauthorised works that are uploaded.

The case started when Frank Peterson, a music producer, sued the company and Google in Germany over the uploading to YouTube by users in 2008 of several records to which he holds the rights.

In a second case, publishing group Elsevier took legal action against file-hosting service Cyando in Germany after its users uploaded several Elsevier works on its platform Uploaded in 2013 without its approval.

https://fudzilla.com/news/53093-yout...uropean-courts

23rd June 2021, 08:47	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,797	YouTube has a win in the European courts Not liable for copyright infringement Europe's top court has delivered the music and film industry a kick in the nadgers by saying that Google's YouTube and other online platforms are not liable for copyright-infringing works uploaded by users onto their platforms under certain conditions. The case marks the latest development in a long-running battle between Europe's $1 trillion creative industry and online platforms, with the former seeking compensation or action from the latter for unauthorised works that are uploaded. The case started when Frank Peterson, a music producer, sued the company and Google in Germany over the uploading to YouTube by users in 2008 of several records to which he holds the rights. In a second case, publishing group Elsevier took legal action against file-hosting service Cyando in Germany after its users uploaded several Elsevier works on its platform Uploaded in 2013 without its approval. https://fudzilla.com/news/53093-yout...uropean-courts

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