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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

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

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Establishing the Boundaries of the OCILLA Safe Harbor

As user-generated content explodes over the Internet, intellectual property disputes over posting or uploading such content without the owner’s consent continue to escalate. As we touched on in a recent post, social media...more

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