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YouTube Safe from Copyright Infringement Claims

The Southern District of New York has held that YouTube enjoys the protections of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) “safeguard” exception for Internet Service Providers.
Section 512(c) of the DMCA protects ISPs from copyright infringement claims for storing user-uploaded infringing content so long as the ISP does not have “actual knowledge” of the infringement or …

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Product Licensing Agreements: The Basics

Product licensing agreements, whether the product is software, hardware, or simple consumer goods, center around two major legal areas: contract law and trademark law. The contract part of the agreement is fairly obvious while trademark is an added necessity in this modern age (where often up to 90% of a product’s value consists of the …

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