In recent years, online platforms and social media have found themselves at the centre of a debate about how much responsibility they should bear for illegal or hateful content posted on their platforms. — Reuters
BRUSSELS: Google's YouTube and other online platforms are not liable when users illegally upload copyrighted works onto their platforms, but rightholders can ask for injunctions against the companies, a European Union Court of Justice adviser said on July 16.
EU judges, who have followed such opinions in four out of five cases, will rule on the issue in the coming months.
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