YouTube Says it Doesn’t Judge Claims of Copyright Violation. We Found it Does

The Briefing: The Ninth Circuit Puts the Brakes on Eleanor’s Copyright Claim

Can a car be a copyrightable character? In Carroll Shelby Licensing v. Halicki, the Ninth Circuit said no — ruling that “Eleanor,” the iconic Mustang from ‘Gone in 60 Seconds,’ lacks the distinctiveness and consistency required for copyright protection. In this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley break down the history of the Eleanor litigation, review the district court and Ninth Circuit rulings, and explain what it actual…

YouTube Says it Doesn’t Judge Claims of Copyright Violation. We Found it Does

New Delhi: When The Collective’s investigation revealed that news agency ANI was going after YouTubers with copyright strikes, YouTube maintained that it doesn’t play judge in copyright disputes and lets the content owner and copyright violators hammer out a deal. But we have now uncovered fresh evidence that suggests otherwise. In at least one case, YouTube stepped in to challenge ANI’s takedown notice and asked the agency to consider fair use,…