Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube Inc.

In Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube Inc., Viacom, a media company, sued YouTube for hosting and sharing videos that infringed its copyrights, including clips from its TV shows. Viacom argued that YouTube was responsible for users uploading unauthorized content, despite YouTube’s efforts to remove such content. The case focused on whether YouTube should be held liable for copyright infringement committed by its users under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's "safe harbor" provisions. Ultimately, the court ruled that YouTube was protected by these protections, making it not liable for user-uploaded infringing content.