Hosts Hit With $32 Million Infringement Verdict

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I've also seen a few threads on other boards about this.

PornLaw(at the zoo) suggests that this trademarks verdict is precedent setting, and can be extended to the illegal tubes. No safe harbor, they will have to police illegal trademarked content.

A California jury has ruled that two web hosting companies and their operator must pay retailer Louis Vuitton more than $32 million in damages related to trademark infringement by their hosting customers. The verdict against Akanoc Solutions, Managed Solutions Group and Steven Chen has raise concern over at TechDirt, which notes that web hosts and ISPs have been protected by “safe harbor” status under the DMCA, insulating them from liability for most illegal content uploaded by their customers.
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/a...ement-verdict/