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Megavideo would, they hold the rights to the song and have agreements with the artists in question. UMG would be held responsible since their name is on the inf
by iamandrus 15y ago
Megavideo would, they hold the rights to the song and have agreements with the artists in question. UMG would be held responsible since their name is on the infringement notice.
- traldan 15y agoSince Corporations are People, how would UMG be charged with a felony?
- william42 15y agoAllowing corporations to be sued is exactly why corporate personhood exists, isn't it? Not sure you could imprison a company though. That'd probably be the same as the death penalty.
- patrickyeon 15y agoIANAL, but I would think the person who filed the takedown notice would be charged. AFAIK, even the automated mass-takedowns are in theory signed off by a lawyer. At least, there's someone named as responsible for it.
- derleth 15y agoActually, UMG could be charged; if it is convicted it would likely be fined. (Proving that any given corporate officer had the requisite intent to commit a crime (the 'mens rea') is difficult to impossible, which is one reason why corporations can be tried in criminal court.)
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