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July 16, 2007

PeekVid Sued by MPAA

Video sharing sites such as YouTube are popular because they allow users to share videos with other users. Many of these videos are Illegally Copied Material, but the hosting sites avoid legal action by removing such content when asked to do so. The MPAA has begun to scrutinize sites that link to the Copyrighted Material, resulting in lawsuits against sites including Peek Vid.

Linking Law is still in the formative stages, but basically the linking site has to follow the same rules as the hosting site. If removal of the offending link is requested, the site must comply. But the site must also act in good faith by not knowingly linking to such material in the first place, and failure to do so is the basis for the action against PeekVid.

The case against PeekVid will surely set a precedent for how future Internet Linking Law cases are handled and decided. One thing is for sure: The fight against Copyrighted Material isn’t just going to go away, and if the MPAA doesn’t get the results it’s looking for in this case it will simply go another route.

Posted by David at July 16, 2007 12:01 PM

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