In Viacom Int'l Inc. v. YouTube Inc., 07 Civ. 2103 (June 23, 2010 SDNY), Judge Stanton granted summary judgment dismissing contributory copyright infringement claims against YouTube and upheld the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, 17 USC 512(c) for internet service providers (ISPs). This was so, even though, as Judge Stanton noted:From plaintiffs’ submissions on the motions, a jury could find that the defendants not only were generally aware of, but welcomed,… [
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