TUR v. YOUTUBE, INC.

No. 07-56683.

562 F.3d 1212 (2009)

Robert TUR, doing business as Los Angeles News Service, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. YOUTUBE, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 21, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Kramer, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati LLP, Palo Alto, CA, argued the cause for the defendant-appellant and filed the briefs. Colleen Bal, Bart E. Volkmer, and Caroline E. Wilson, Palo Alto, CA, were on the briefs.

Hal S. Shaftel, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY, argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellee. Francis Pizzulli, Santa Monica, CA, Bert H. Deixler, Proskauer Rose LLP, Los Angeles, CA, and David Stickney, Bernstein, Litowitz, Berger & Grossman LLP, San Diego, CA, filed the briefs.

Before: DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, PAMELA ANN RYMER, and KIM McLANE WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Robert Tur, an award-winning helicopter journalist, sued YouTube, a highly popular online video sharing service, for copyright infringement in the Central District of California. YouTube moved for summary judgment based upon the safe-harbor provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c), which the district court denied. Shortly thereafter, Tur, hoping to join a putative New York class action against YouTube that raises similar...

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