Copyright Law

Viacom v You Tube summary judgment motions unsealed

By Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman

The motions by Viacom and YouTube for summary judgment, in Viacom v. YouTube, have been unsealed.

The arguments of the parties are summarized in their memoranda of law.

Viacom memorandum of law
YouTube memorandum of law

[Ed. note The Viacom memorandum of law, IMHO, is ludicrous.... not surprisingly since Viacom is represented by Jenner & Block. Their arguments if credited would mean that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act does not exist, and that every business which has relied upon it since inception is toast. Which would put the United States on a par with Zambia in world commerce and would put tens of millions of people -- the very people who are making the US even remotely competitive today -- out of work. If I were the Judge I would order plaintiff to show cause why its lawyers should not be sanctioned under Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 for making such a motion. -R.B.]

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Full post as published by Recording Industry vs The People on March 23, 2010 (boomark / email).