MoveOn.org and Brave New Films sued Viacom for asking YouTube to remove a video containing some Viacom content. Viacom stated they had not asked YouTube to remove that particular clip, and that after reviewing the clip, that Viacom had no objection of MoveOn using the Viacom material in the clip.
EFF Case Page has additional documents and correspondence on the case.
Here is a the complaint (from the Electronic Frontier Foundation), as it has not accessible on the Court's electronic filing system.
Stanford Fair Use Project's blog posts on the case.
And here is the video, which is now back on YouTube.
MoveOn.org Civic Action and Brave New Films, LLC |
Viacom International Inc. |
3:2007cv01657 |
March 21, 2007 |
US District Court for the Northern District of California |
San Francisco Office |
Alameda |
Maria-Elena James |
Copyright |
17 U.S.C. ยง 101 Copyright Infringement |
Plaintiff |
Available Case Documents
The following documents for this case are available for you to view or download:
Document Text |
---|
Filing
4
NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by MoveOn.org Civic Action, Brave New Films, LLC (McSherry, Corynne) (Filed on 4/23/2007)
|
Use the links below to access additional information about this case on the US Court's PACER system. A subscription to PACER is required.
Access this case on the California Northern District Court's Electronic Court Filings (ECF) System
- Search for Party Aliases
- Associated Cases
- Attorneys
- Case File Location
- Case Summary
- Docket Report
- History/Documents
- Parties
- Related Transactions
- Check Status
Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.