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March 24, 2013 06:00 pm GMT

Recent YouTube, Veoh Copyright Infringement Rulings Help To Unpack Safe Harbor Guidelines

online-content-creationEditor's note: Sid Venkatesan is an IP partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.James Freedmanis an associate in Orricks IP group and a recent Stanford Law School graduate.Online content providers and aggregators are well aware of the potential penalties that can result from a copyright infringement lawsuit. In addition to being expensive to litigate, a copyright lawsuit can result in statutory damages (which can range between $750 to $30,000 for each infringing work found on a website), some or all of an infringers profits and even steeper penalties for willful infringement.

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