Posts tagged with "secondary liability"

  1. CopyrightDMCA

    Supreme Court rejects contributory liability in long-running Cox case

    March 25, 2026 - Plaintiffs sued Defendant for secondary copyright infringement, alleging that Defendant, an internet service provider, was liable because it continued to provide internet access to subscribers . . .

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  2. CopyrightDMCA

    Print-on-demand platform avoids liability for illustrator’s copyright claims

    March 11, 2024 - Plaintiff illustrator (known for his works involving fish) sued defendant print-on-demand online platform operators for copyright infringement. Defendants’ platform enabled third parties to upload designs . . .

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  3. Copyright

    Fourth Circuit overturns massive jury verdict in copyright case against internet service provider

    February 21, 2024 - Plaintiff copyright holders sued defendant internet service provider alleging both vicarious and contributory copyright infringement liability arising from defendant’s customers downloading or distributing songs using . . .

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  4. CopyrightDMCA

    No knowledge of infringement, no secondary copyright liability for YouTube

    October 25, 2023 - This case underscores that platforms like YouTube, when promptly addressing DMCA takedown notices, are not necessarily held liable for user-uploaded content that infringes copyright. Plaintiff . . .

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  5. Copyright

    Company president may be liable for vicarious copyright infringement

    June 11, 2022 - Plaintiff sued a company and its president for copyright infringement, over some photos that the company published online. The individual defendant moved to dismiss the . . .

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  6. Copyright

    Photographer’s copyright claim against officer of company over photos on website moves forward

    July 16, 2019 -

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  7. Copyright

    No copyright liability against founder of competing company for overseeing development of infringing website

    January 31, 2014 -

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  8. CopyrightDMCA

    Court rules against Ripoff Report in copyright case

    October 30, 2012 -

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  9. DefamationSection 230

    Communications Decency Act immunizes hosting provider from defamation liability

    August 5, 2010 -

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  10. CopyrightDMCA

    YouTube victorious in copyright case brought by Viacom

    June 23, 2010 -

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