How Veoh’s Demise Could Impact Copyright Law

Online video site Veoh emerged as an underground hero after beating Universal Music Group in court, in the biggest signal yet that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act provides a copyright infringement “safe harbor” to tech companies so long as strong take-down measures are in place. Word of Veoh’s demise came just weeks before papers were due from UMG on whether it would pursue an appeal. According to The Hollywood Reporter, UMG was prepared to push its case forward to try to erase the bad precedent for copyright owners. By The Hollywood Reporter