YouTube not liable on copyright, but needs to do more – German court

A German court reaffirmed on Wednesday that YouTube was only responsible for blocking copyright-infringing videos which had been brought to its attention, but the judicial panel said the Google video unit could do more to stop breaches.The Hamburg regional court rejected an appeal by German performing rights association GEMA, upholding a lower court ruling that said sites such as YouTube do not actively have to search for illegal activity by their users.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/07/01/google-youtube-germany-copyright-idINKCN0PB4PL20150701
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/07/01/us-google-youtube-germany-idUKKCN0PB4NZ20150701

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