In Viacom Intl. Inc. v. YouTube Inc. (Case No. 07-02103), Judge Stanton ruled the defendant was shielded by the safe harbor provision of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act ("DMCA") [H.R. 2281] against the plaintiff's copyright infringement claim. Viacom sought $1 billion in damages for YouTube's purported unauthorized use of clips from Viacom's stable of programs, including South Park and The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. The DMCA safe harbor provision protects a service provider if it removes infringing material when alerted by the copyright owner.
Viacom owns MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures.
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