Judge: Safe Harbor applies to Veoh; UMG lawsuit eviscerated

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In what is nothing short of a major win for the Safe Harbor provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a federal judge has hamstrung Universal Music Group’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Veoh Networks. The judge’s ruling that Veoh fully qualifies for Safe Harbor protection comes in the wake of his rejection of UMG’s attempts to undermine Veoh’s Safe Harbor defense late last year. The ruling is likely to have major ramifications in a billion-dollar lawsuit filed by Viacom against YouTube.