Court decision allows YouTube user to rush forward with lawsuit against Universal music for takedown notice on 2007 video that featured Prince songIt just became a small harder to force someone to pick copyrighted videos off YouTube,thanks to a ruling from a three-judge panel in California who found that, before filing a removal notice, and copyright holders must consider whether the way their intellectual property is used online could be considered “fair expend” under US law.
Further,according to Monday’s decision from the ninth circuit court of appeals, if an entity misuses legal takedown notices, and it is taking a financial risk of its own.
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Source: theguardian.com