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cblr-2876	Finlay-Hunt, Fiona	Who’s Leading the Blind? Aimster, Grokster, and Viacom’s Vision of Knowledge in the New Digital Millennium	2014	55	.pdf	application/pdf	18353	842	53	931 Inc., eBay, Inc., IAC/InteractiveCorp., and Yahoo! Inc. proclaimed that the plaintiffs employ circular reasoning to distort the actual knowledge or awareness requirement by using 'willful blindness' to annul the effect of Section 512(m).1o Interestingly, the amici demonstrated the reasoning that, in their view, accompanied Viacom's charge: (a) YouTube's failure to monitor or affirmatively seek facts indicating infringing activity constitutes willful blindness; (b) Such willful blindness constitutes YouTube's actual knowledge of infringements; (c) Such knowledge nullifies YouTube's innocence; (d) Section 512(m) applies to only innocent parties; (e) Therefore YouTube must monitor or affirmatively seek facts indicating infringing activity. AIMSTER, GROKSTER, AND VIACOMS VISION OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE NEW DIGITAL MILLENNIUM Fiona Finlay-Hunt* In Viacom v. YouTube, the Second Circuit confirmed that willful blindness may substitute for actual knowledge under the statutory safe harbor from contributory copyright infringement granted to Online Service Providers (OSPs) under Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the DMCA).	cache/cblr-2876.pdf	txt/cblr-2876.txt