二合路裁决回避“服务器测试”，强调平台条款的重要性
美国第二合路巡回法院在涉及社交媒体视频嵌入和截图展示的版权侵权案件中，推翻了地方法院的驳回决定。
法院拒绝采纳第九巡回法院的“服务器测试”原则，该原则认为只有当网站自行存储和提供内容时才构成“显示”。
该裁决强调了网站在发布社交媒体或用户生成内容时应进行尽职调查，并特别指出社交媒体平台的条款对用户权利和许可范围有重要影响，平台条款将直接影响网站的侵权风险。
法院在YouTube内容上认为其服务条款授予了明确的许可，但在X内容上则未作同样认定。
该裁决突显了在嵌入社交媒体内容时审查相关条款和政策的重要性。
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Second Circuit Sidesteps “Server Test” in Embedded Video Copyright Ruling, Highlighting How Platform Terms Matter
On April 23, 2026, the Second Circuit issued a multi-part decision addressing copyright infringement claims involving a website’s embedding of social media video posts and display of video screenshots, reversing the lower court’s dismissal of the complaint. (Richardson v. Townsquare Media, Inc., No. 25-291 (2d Cir. Apr. 23, 2026)). Setting aside the appeal court’s fair use and de minimis copy findings, the court expressly declined to adopt the Ninth Circuit’s “server test,” which provides that a website “displays” a copyrighted image or video only if it stores and serves the content from its own server and that embedded content from another site does not constitute actionable copying.
Embedding or inline linking to outside content is a common practice for websites or blogs, and the opinion calls attention to the due diligence web publishers perform before displaying social media or user-generated content containing photos or videos. One additional reminder from this decision is that a social media platform’s terms of service can differ on the scope of the platform-facing license and downstream user rights, impacting the infringement risk for embedding user-posted content under this court’s analysis. This decision suggests that scrutiny of the applicable terms and policies is a prudent practice before embedding a social media post and republishing on a third-party site.
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