Veoh Files Pre-emptive Copyright Lawsuit Against Universal Music Group

This should be interesting…

Veoh.com, an online video sharing website, has filed a pre-emptive lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG), asking a federal judge to stop the music label from filing its own copyright infringement action.

Veoh Networks Inc. is arguing that they are entitled to protection under the “safe harbor” provision of U.S. copyright law… adding that they do not encourage users to infringe on any copyrights and actually go beyond today’s current legal requirements to investigate and remove infringing material when notified to do so.

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