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ATAS/670/2005 • CJ GE ATAS/670/2005 Généré par l'IA

Platform Liability for Copyright Infringement Despite Notice-and-Takedown System

Numéro de cause ATAS/670/2005
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Partiellement admis (Partially Allowed)
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The case concerns whether an entity can be held liable for copyright infringement based on vicarious liability for content uploaded by third parties to its platform, despite implementing a notice-and-takedown system, when the entity was aware of infringing activity but allegedly failed to take reasonable steps to stop it. The court reasoned that while a notice-and-takedown procedure provides a safe harbor, actual knowledge of specific infringing material and the failure to expeditiously remove or disable access to it, or a direct financial interest in the infringement coupled with a right and ability to police the infringing material, can negate that safe harbor and support a finding of secondary liability.

Regeste Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Platform Liability for Copyright Infringement Despite Notice-and-Takedown System: The court reasoned that while a notice-and-takedown procedure provides a safe harbor, actual knowledge of specific infringing material and the failure to expeditiously remove or disable access to it, or a direct financial interest in the infringement coupled with a right and ability to police the infringing material, can negate that safe harbor and support a finding of secondary liability.

Mots-clés

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procédure d'infraction droit d'accès au droit d'auteur responsabilité délictuelle droit des médias défense contre les pratiques commerciales illicites responsabilité en matière de clé de signature

Dispositions légales citées

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Applied because the appellant must bear the costs of the proceedings.
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C/14525/2008
Website Host Liability for User-Generated Content Infringement
C/27099/2023
Copyright Infringement Jurisdiction and Evidentiary Rulings
C/24678/2010
Copyright Infringement and Breach of Contract Regarding Address Descriptions
A/1489/2005
Copyright Infringement in Promotional Materials
A/2918/2006
Software Feature Copyright Infringement

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Applied because the appellant must bear the costs of the proceedings.

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