Safe Harbor

• Appeals court breaks from precedent, rules TikTok must face “blackout challenge” lawsuit
• The Supreme Court is hearing a case that could rewrite the rules for social media platforms

  The Supreme Court case Gonzalez v. Google is all about Section 230, the law that provides "safe harbor" status to digital platforms.

  
• A channel with one million subscribers vows to “fight again” after its copyright case against YouTube is dismissed

  Business Casual field lawsuits against YouTube and Russia Today, but the cases were dismissed. Can the copyright suit continue?

  
• YouTube Complicit In Copyright Infringement Of News Station’s Content, Says Austrian Court

  On Tuesday, a commercial court in Vienna, Austria judged YouTube to be partially responsible for a copyright breach involving the Austrian news station, Puls 4. YouTube still has a chance to appeal.

  
• YouTube Music Chief Lyor Cohen: Promoting And Breaking New Artists Is A Top Priority
• Warner Music Inks New Deal With YouTube, But Does Not Cease Its Complaints
• The Supreme Court Declines To Hear Capitol Records’ Copyright Appeal Against Vimeo
• US Appeals Court Uphold’s Vimeo’s Safe Harbor Status In Copyright Case
• YouTube Addresses Concerns About Its Video Claiming Policy, Promises Changes
• Can YouTube’s Video Claiming Policy Be Improved?
• Viacom Has Settled Its Copyright Lawsuit Against YouTube
• Google/YouTube v. Viacom: Safe Harbors and the New Police