Suing YouTube for Russia's Copyright Infringement (Business Casual v. YouTube)
September 12, 2022·26K views·940 likes·348 comments
@BusinessCasual is suing YouTube for failing to address alleged copyright infringement by Russia Today (RT) - which, it says, throws YouTube out of its DMCA Safe Harbor. Let's check out the lawsuit and judge its prospects.
Documents here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/suing-youtube-v-71879696
#YouTube #Copyright #Lawsuit
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00:00 - Business Casual's Video
00:29 - Leonard Thoughts
01:35 - Status + Contract Complications
02:36 - The Docket & Complaint
02:57 - The Request for Relief
07:01 - Business Casual's Claims/Counts
09:37 - BC's "Nature of the Dispute"
11:15 - The DMCA (17 USC § 512)
14:07 - YouTube's Motion to Dismiss
17:53 - The Alleged License to YouTube
22:17 - The YouTube Terms of Service
24:18 - The Repeat Infringer Policy
25:37 - The Allgedly Infringing Content
30:49 - TNV (Russia Today)
34:14 - Business Casual's Response to the MtD
36:48 - Leonard Thoughts
39:13 - The License
43:24 - YouTube's further Reply
46:22 - Leonard Thoughts
50:43 - Credits & Thanks!
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