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Viacom International, Inc. v. YouTube, Inc.
Citation:
718 F. Supp. 2d 514 (2010)Facts
Viacom alleged that YouTube hosted thousands of unauthorized clips from Viacom’s copyrighted works, generating hundreds of millions of views. Viacom claimed that YouTube had general knowledge of widespread copyright infringement on its platform and even welcomed such activity because it attracted users and increased advertising revenue. YouTube operated a website where users could freely upload video files, which were then copied, formatted, and made available for viewing. YouTube designated an agent to receive copyright infringement complaints and promptly removed videos when notified of specific infringements. The court noted that YouTube processed over 24 hours of new video content every minute. When Viacom sent a mass takedown notice for approximately 100,000 videos in February 2007, YouTube removed virtually all of them by the next business day.
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