It is unlikely that when Stephanie Lenz posted a home video of her children dancing to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” on YouTube, she could have anticipated that, nearly a decade later, she would be seeking U.S. Supreme Court...more
In “The Case of Prince, a Dancing Baby and the DMCA Takedown Notice,” we discussed the potential impact of the Ninth Circuit decision in Lenz v. Universal Music Corp., 801 F.3d 1126 (2015), a.k.a. the “dancing baby case,” in...more
3/31/2016
/ Algorithms ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Digital Media ,
DMCA ,
Fair Use ,
Good Faith ,
Music Industry ,
Online Videos ,
Popular ,
Takedown Notices ,
Universal ,
YouTube
Frequent readers of our blog will recall that in prior posts on companies such as Uber, Ashley Madison and Twitter, we have stressed the importance of having a robust terms of service (TOS) agreement. In many instances, TOS,...more
Last month, Google announced a groundbreaking policy that may help shift the balance of power between copyright claimants and those who upload YouTube videos that may be covered by fair use. According to Google’s Public...more
With live-streaming apps Periscope and Meerkat becoming increasingly popular, the introduction of a “live” element in the social media game is creating unique business and legal concerns. While most of the videos streamed on...more
10/15/2015
/ Cable Television Providers ,
Copyright Infringement ,
DMCA ,
HBO ,
Live Streaming ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Social Media ,
Social Networks ,
Takedown Notices ,
Television Programming ,
YouTube
As social media platforms continue to find new ways to allow users to share, post, and forward nonoriginal content and users become more engaged in the practice, the platforms hosting the content and disgruntled original...more
8/20/2015
/ Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
DMCA ,
Google ,
Inducement ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Photographs ,
Popular ,
Right of Reproduction ,
Safe Harbors ,
Social Media ,
The Copyright Act ,
Twitter ,
Young Lawyers ,
YouTube