Austria: Austrian Supreme Court finds Youtube not responsible for users' copyright infringment in Puls 4 - Youtube case
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Austrian Supreme Court finds Youtube not responsible for users' copyright infringment in Puls 4 - Youtube case
On 31 May 2022, the Austrian Supreme Court of Justice ruled that Youtube cannot be held liable for infringing videos uploaded by users, as long as it is not aware of its infringements. In the present case, the Austrian television channel Puls 4 file…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court