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Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Recent Decision Illustrates Potential Global Implications of DMCA Takedown Requests

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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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The ABC’s of the DMCA for OSP’s

We promise we didn’t just spill a can of alphabet soup in the title of this post! If your company’s website hosts user-generated content, or UGC (more acronyms!), you may be able to take advantage of a provision under US...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - DMCA Takedowns – Benefits to Content Owner

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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

Stinson LLP

DMCA Takedown Notices: A New Opponent for Streamers

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For several months, live sporting events were halted because of the pandemic, yet during this period of uncertainty, the esports ecosystem has been active and thriving. The increased activity has meant substantial growth for...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

EU Copyright Directive – Quo Vadis: First Steps Towards Its German Implementation

On June 7, 2019, the highly controversial EU Copyright Directive (“Directive”) came into force, requiring EU Member States to transpose its provisions into national law by June 7, 2021. To recap, the most relevant...more

Fenwick & West LLP

U.S. Copyright Office: DMCA Is “Tilted Askew,” Recommends Remedies for Rightsholders

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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

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

U.S. Copyright Office Releases Report on Digital Millennium Copyright Act

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), signed into law in 1998, has had an enormous and long-lasting impact on the rights of copyright owners and the evolution of the internet....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Copyright Office’s DMCA Report Raises an Interesting Question: Does a Computer Know What is Fair?

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

Fenwick & West LLP

The Time is Now: Renew DMCA-Designated Agent Registrations with the Copyright Office

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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

International Lawyers Network

Troubled Waters for Online Pirates in Greece

On November 6, 2018 a remarkable blow was delivered to online piracy in Greece. On that day, the newly-formed “Committee for Online Copyright Infringement” – informally and more descriptively also known as the Greek...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Intellectual Property - Copyrights - The World in US Courts: Spring 2018

Spanski Enters., Inc. v. Telewizja Polska, S.A., US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, March 2, 2018. The Carsey-Werner Co., LLC v. British Broadcasting Corp., US District Court for the Central District...more

Hogan Lovells

Europe: New Obligations for Platform Operators – Where Do We Stand?

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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

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DSM: The Digital Single Market – ‘Intellectual Values’ seminar series #4, video

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The EU Commission’s comprehensive Digital Single Market strategy was one of the hot topics relating to the ever-changing ‘connected world’ we covered in our ‘Intellectual Values’ seminar series. Al Shaw, Counsel in our London...more

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China: Annual online piracy crackdown campaign 2017: Results announced

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The results of the 2017 edition of China’s annual online piracy crackdown campaign, called the “Sword Net Action”, were recently published. As we announced earlier, the 2017 crackdown campaign promised to take a heavy hand...more

Ladas & Parry LLP

DMCA Safe Harbors Will Discontinue for Websites and Internet Service Providers that Fail to Electronically Register their...

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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

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Reminder: Service Providers Must Comply with New Requirements for Copyright Safe Harbor by December 31, 2017

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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

December 31, 2017: Last Day To Designate DMCA Agent Or Lose Safe Harbor Eligibility

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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

Fox Rothschild LLP

Operate A Website? Don’t Miss The 12/31 Deadline To Update Your DMCA Notice

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If you operate a website that accepts user-generated content, now is the time to contact the Copyright Office. Many online service providers (OSPs) accept user-generated content. Examples include e-commerce websites that...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Deadline Approaching: Action Required by December 31 To Avoid Losing DMCA Safe Harbor Protection

The U.S. Copyright Office is making changes to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) safe harbor agent registration process. The changes impact both new online service providers as well as existing online service...more

Hogan Lovells

U.S. : Digital Millennium Copyright Act - DMCA agent revamp, act now

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The U.S. Copyright Office has ditched the scanned paper system for registration of DMCA Agents. OSPs seeking safe harbor protections may now register using the new electronic system, which launched December 1, 2016....more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

Action Required to Maintain DMCA Safe Harbor Protection

Parties that operate websites may enjoy immunity from copyright liability for the infringing posts of their users under the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). The DMCA offers a “safe harbor” from...more

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China launches its annual piracy crackdown campaign: focus on online piracy of films and TV programs

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China’s State Intellectual Property Office has recently announced, in a joint declaration with three other ministerial bodies, the launch of its annual online piracy crackdown campaign called the “Red Shield Net Sword...more

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UK, US, HK and China – Access denied: an international perspective on ISP blocking injunctions

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While the UK Court of Appeal has opened the door for broadband ISP blocking to combat trademark or copyright-infringing activities, the picture in the United States, China and Hong Kong is more complex. ...more

BakerHostetler

Judge Halts Pornographer’s Subpoenas Against Potential Infringers Identified Through IP Addresses

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Online content providers continue to struggle with the challenge of copyright infringement by BitTorrent users. One of the most aggressive tacks is the one taken by Malibu Media, which, after instituting over 4,500 lawsuits...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Court Holds That DMCA Safe Harbors Do Not Extend to Infringement Prior to Designation of Agent

The safe harbor provisions in § 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) provide a mechanism that insulates online service providers from monetary damages for infringing materials posted or stored by their users....more

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