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Copyright Safe Harbors: Establishing Protection Against Infringement Claims
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a section in the US Copyright Act that provides a safe harbor for internet service providers so long as they comply with a notice and takedown system. The way the DMCA works is a...more
In this second installment of our six-part series examining Section 230, the section of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) that immunizes online service providers from liability stemming from the publication and...more
With little comment and reportage, the U. S. Supreme Court decided on May 18 that the “safe harbor” granted to the operators of online platforms precluded claims that an algorithmic process that allowed terrorist recruiting...more
Wilson Sonsini provides extensive and cutting-edge legal services for innovators, technology pioneers, and disruptors. As part of our focus on emerging technologies, our attorneys are publishing a series on applying and...more
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was intended to give copyright owners protection against online infringement and service providers a safe harbor when service users infringe copyrights in works displayed online....more
While it’s safe to delete and ignore most phishing emails – such as one from a mysterious foreign prince offering you a share of his fortune – it’s a headache to have to worry about whether what appears to be a Digital...more
*This alert was originally published on January 28, 2022 and updated on February 4, 2022. On January 27, 2022, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) moved to implement a provision of the bipartisan...more
On January 27, 2022, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) moved to implement a provision of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by adopting a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that...more
On the latest episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Ed White and Janet Cho discuss the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA, along with its takedown procedures for content owners. They also review safe harbor...more
In its "first full analysis" of whether Section 512 of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) "is … achieving its aim of balancing the needs of online service providers with those of creators," the U.S. Copyright...more
On May 21, 2020, the U.S. Copyright Office released its first full report—based on 92,000 written comments, five roundtables and decades of case law—on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512). The analysis was...more
On May 21, 2020, the Copyright Office issued a Report on the DMCA (“Report”) expressing the view that case law applying the DMCA’s safe harbor provision have fallen out of balance, tilting too far in favor of online platforms...more
On December 10, 2019, Canada, the United States and Mexico signed the Protocol of Amendment to the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States and Canada (commonly referred to as the USMCA). The...more
Starting December 1, 2019, service providers will need to renew their Digital Millennium Copyright Act-designated agent registrations with the U.S. Copyright Office to remain qualified for safe harbor protection. Fenwick...more
Next month marks the 20th anniversary of an important milestone in new media history with the enactment of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Signed into law on October 28, 1998, the DMCA was the federal...more
The reform of European Copyright law is at the heart of the European Commission’s efforts to create a true Digital Single Market. The new draft Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market (“Copyright Directive“, COM...more
Addressing an internet service provider’s (ISP’s) eligibility for the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) safe harbor and liability for contributory copyright infringement, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit...more
U.S. Copyright Office Goes Paperless for DMCA registered agents; All paper registrations invalid as of December 31, 2017. As you’re making your end of year lists and checking them twice, better make sure you’ve registered...more
Proprietors of websites that host user generated content and online search engines and directories have long benefitted from the safe harbors available to them under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). These safe...more
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a safe harbor from copyright infringement liability for “online service providers.” An “online service providers” is a website that falls into one of the four following...more
By Dec. 31, 2017, eligible service providers must use a new online system at the Copyright Office to designate agents to receive Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notices. This is true for all eligible service...more
As we discussed in our previous alert, the deadline for internet service providers to re-register electronically for copyright safe harbor protection is rapidly approaching on December 31, 2017....more
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) includes a safe harbor provision that protects appropriately registered online service providers from potential secondary liability for the infringing acts of others. Ironically, in...more
Starting December 31, 2017, all online service providers (which includes website owners) who want to take advantage of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Safe Harbor must designate a registered agent with the U.S....more
Website or information “service providers” who in the past have made hard-copy filings to designate agents to take advantage of the “safe harbor” liability shield provision under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)...more