Perspective
Mar. 24, 2016
Unfair to fair use
The Copyright Act places the burden on the copyright owner to police its copyright, and in so doing to consider fair use. But YouTube's Content ID system upends that dynamic. By Stephen M. Doniger and Frank Gregory Casella
Stephen M. Doniger
Partner
Doniger Burroughs APC
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Phone: (310) 590-1820
Email: stephen@donigerlawfirm.com
YouTube faces a conundrum. It has consistently sidestepped liability for infringing content posted on its site by taking "reasonable" steps to discourage and remove infringements. But the "Content ID" system it has set up to prevent that task from becoming overwhelming may subject many of its users to liability and lead many more to jump ship to other hosting services. As the Content ID system faces ...
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