n documents filed Monday in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, Google outlined how it plans to defend itself against Viacom, which along with the damages wants an injunction to prevent further use of its content. Google requested a jury trial.
A cornerstone of Google's defense will be the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which has safe harbor provisions that relieve carriers and hosting providers from responsibility for copyright offenses as long as they remove the material. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,131418-c,onlineentertainment/article.html |