Hotfile is Out Cold, But Google?s DMCA Safe Harbor Debate Is Heating Up

Google recently threw down in the ongoing legal battle between the MPAA and Hotfile with amicus curiae panache. But Google wouldn?t file an amicus brief from the kindness of its algorithmic heart. Larger issues are at play ? namely, safe harbor protection under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). As Google's counsel stated on Friday, ?Google?s aim in seeking to participate in this case is to underscore the importance of the Court?s decision to a wide array of legitimate and socially beneficial Internet services, and to the overall climate of free expression online.?

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