One-Man Porn Site Operation Protected by Copyright Safe Harbor

Digital copyright law’s safe harbor protects a one-man porn-clip website operation from infringement claims, according to a federal appeals court.

The operator of Motherless Inc.'s clip site, who took down and banned infringing content himself, qualified for safe harbor under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled March 14.

The DMCA’s safe harbor protects an online service provider from liability for infringement by its users. It also applies if the website operator posts content at the direction of users and complies with a series of obligations, including taking down infringing content when ...