Copyright Law

UMG loses motion in UMG Recordings v. Veoh Networks

By Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman

In a case in Los Angeles, UMG Recordings v. Veoh Networks, UMG's motion for summary judgment has been denied.

Veoh operates an internet-based service that allows users to share videos with others, free of charge.

UMG moved for partial summary judgment determining that Veoh was not entitled to the "safe harbor" afforded by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. District Judge A. Howard Matz, of the Central District of California, located in Los Angeles, disagreed.

Four months earlier, Veoh had won another case -- also on DMCA grounds -- brought by a company named Io Group.

December 29, 2008, Decision Denying Plaintiffs' Summary Judgment Motion

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Full post as published by Recording Industry vs The People on January 06, 2009 (boomark / email).