Viacom appeals YouTube case



    Before the trial ended, in which the YouTube service was found not guilty (the plaintiff was Viacom media holding, whose leadership accuses YouTube of copyright infringement by posting illegal content), the plaintiff appealed. This appeal was filed as early as December 3rd, and the New York Federal Court of Appeals is now investigating this new case.

    It is worth recalling that the notorious lawsuit has been conducted for several years, starting in 2007. It was then that Viacom management decided that YouTube would violate the copyright of the company by posting illegal content. Viacom CEO said then that he considered YouTube a pirated service. Naturally, the lawsuit was filed not only to satisfy the offended feelings of the copyright holder, but also in order to receive a billion dollars in compensation. It seems that such a sum is able to calm the offended feelings of any copyright holder.

    But - it did not work out, the court decided that YouTube was not to blame, and Viacom was left without a billion. Naturally, such a course of events did not suit the company, therefore, almost immediately after the decision was made, an appeal was filed. It is worth noting that in the United States there is a completely logical law that allows content services to remain completely legitimate, since it is believed that the service cannot be held responsible for the content posted by users.

    The case of Viacom and YouTube can be considered a very interesting precedent, which helped justify not only YouTube, but also other "related" content services. It is worth noting that in the US, many large companies condemned Viacom, while justifying YouTube. In general, another long process that seems to have ended happily, but - to be continued ...

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