YouTube Cannot be Held Liable for Copyright Infringements, German Court Rules

Yesterday, the Higher Regional Court Munich (OLG) decided that YouTube and its service cannot be held accountable for any copyright infringements.
The judges decided that the sole responsibility should be held with the individual uploaders.  When works protected by copyright are used on YouTube, the company cannot be held financially accountable within the current legal system.
Additionally, GEMA pushed to categorize the video giant as a music service, instead of an agnostic technolog