A federal court in Spain has dismissed all charges against YouTube today, ruling the popular video sharing site cannot be held liable for copyright infringement.
YouTube had been sued by Spanish TV broadcaster Gestevision Telecinco after hours of their content was found available for free on the site.
Google posted the results of the ruling on its European Public Policy Blog.
Telecinco was hoping to have YouTube held liable when users upload copyright-infringing material.
Says Google: "This win confirms what we have always said: 'YouTube operates within the law.'"
"The court recognized that YouTube is merely a content hosting platform and should not be made to pre-screen videos before they are uploaded," the search giant concluded.
Google posted the results of the ruling on its European Public Policy Blog.
Telecinco was hoping to have YouTube held liable when users upload copyright-infringing material.
Says Google: "This win confirms what we have always said: 'YouTube operates within the law.'"
"The court recognized that YouTube is merely a content hosting platform and should not be made to pre-screen videos before they are uploaded," the search giant concluded.
