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| Io Group, Inc. v. Veoh Networks, Inc. |
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Veoh Networks, Inc.
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| Winston scored a major victory for its client Veoh in the Northern District of California. In a case of first impression, the court held that Veoh, a video sharing website, was entitled to the safe harbor from Io?s copyright claims under section 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which protects online service providers that merely store content at the direction of their users. Io argued that Veoh was not merely storing user content, but converting the content into new formats and making it easy to locate. Io also argued that Veoh did not reasonably implement a repeat infringer policy, that Veoh should have known that Io?s content was on its service and infringing, and that Veoh had the ability to control infringement on its service ? any of which would have ended Veoh?s chances at safe harbor. However, the court rejected Io?s arguments. It held Veoh qualified for safe harbor, granted summary judgment to Veoh, and dismissed Io?s lawsuit. The case has been closely watched by Internet companies and has generated significant press. |
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