Let this be a lesson to future defendants in copyright infringement actions: if you plan on using a DMCA safe harbor defense, don't destroy or conceal evidence related to your argument. Judges don't like that sort of thing.
That point was emphatically made yesterday by Judge Harold Baer of the Southern District of New York. The judge was ruling in the case of Arista Records v. Usenet.com. Arista accused Usenet of basically every form of copyright infringement there is: direct, contributory, vicarious, you name it.
That point was emphatically made yesterday by Judge Harold Baer of the Southern District of New York. The judge was ruling in the case of Arista Records v. Usenet.com. Arista accused Usenet of basically every form of copyright infringement there is: direct, contributory, vicarious, you name it.
Continue reading Benchslap of the Day: Judge Tears Usenet.com a New Port in RIAA Case.
