<s>
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
French	O
video-sharing	O
technology	O
platform	O
owned	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
is	O
available	O
worldwide	O
in	O
183	O
languages	O
and	O
43	O
localised	O
versions	O
featuring	O
local	O
home	O
pages	O
and	O
local	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
raised	O
funds	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Atlas	O
Ventures	O
and	O
Partech	O
International	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
created	O
ASIC	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
other	O
companies	O
in	O
the	O
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
supports	O
a	O
high-definition	O
video	O
resolution	O
of	O
720p	O
since	O
February	O
2008	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
known	O
HD	O
video	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
French	O
government	O
invested	O
in	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
through	O
the	O
Strategic	O
Investment	O
Fund	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
Orange	O
acquired	O
a	O
49%	O
stake	O
in	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
for	O
€62million	O
,	O
valuing	O
the	O
company	O
at	O
€120million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
or	O
about	O
2	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
French	O
government	O
blocked	O
Yahoo	B-Application
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
a	O
majority	O
stake	O
in	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
Orange	O
revealed	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
discussions	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
about	O
a	O
deal	O
that	O
could	O
see	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
extend	O
into	O
the	O
US	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
deal	O
would	O
see	O
Orange	O
retain	O
majority	O
ownership	O
of	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
said	O
his	O
company	O
was	O
in	O
talks	O
with	O
other	O
potential	O
partners	O
as	O
well	O
with	O
a	O
view	O
to	O
expanding	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
's	O
international	O
appeal	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
discussions	O
with	O
others	O
were	O
more	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
purchased	O
an	O
80%	O
stake	O
in	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
from	O
Orange	O
S.A.	O
Vivendi	O
increased	O
its	O
ownership	O
to	O
90%	O
that	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
partnered	O
with	O
Mi	O
Video	O
,	O
the	O
global	O
video	O
app	O
developed	O
by	O
Xiaomi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Access	O
to	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
's	O
global	O
and	O
regional	O
music	O
,	O
entertainment	O
,	O
sports	O
and	O
news	O
catalogues	O
will	O
be	O
provided	O
to	O
Mi	O
Video	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
began	O
expanding	O
its	O
physical	O
presence	O
internationally	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
company	O
opened	O
its	O
office	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
offices	O
have	O
been	O
opened	O
in	O
London	O
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
San	O
Francisco	O
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
Singapore	O
(	O
2014	O
)	O
and	O
Abidjan	O
(	O
2016	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
was	O
banned	O
in	O
India	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
India	O
unblocked	O
access	O
to	O
video	O
-	O
and	O
file-sharing	O
sites	O
including	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
was	O
again	O
banned	O
in	O
India	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
Government	O
concerns	O
that	O
the	O
site	O
might	O
be	O
hosting	O
videos	O
pertaining	O
to	O
ISIS	O
propaganda	O
about	O
Indian	O
rule	O
in	O
Kashmir	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
banned	O
in	O
Kazakhstan	O
since	O
August	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
was	O
blocked	O
in	O
Russia	O
for	O
repeated	O
violations	O
of	O
Russian	O
copyright	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
also	O
has	O
been	O
blocked	O
in	O
China	O
and	O
North	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
was	O
found	O
liable	O
for	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
by	O
a	O
Paris	O
High	O
Court	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
judges	O
held	O
that	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
hosting	O
provider	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
publisher	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
must	O
be	O
held	O
liable	O
for	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
illegal	O
content	O
on	O
its	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
illegal	O
content	O
may	O
be	O
copyrighted	O
material	O
uploaded	O
to	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
by	O
its	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
judges	O
held	O
that	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
was	O
aware	O
that	O
illegal	O
videos	O
were	O
put	O
online	O
on	O
its	O
site	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
must	O
therefore	O
be	O
held	O
liable	O
for	O
the	O
acts	O
of	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
deliberately	O
furnished	O
the	O
users	O
with	O
the	O
means	O
to	O
commit	O
the	O
acts	O
of	O
infringement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
was	O
fined	O
€1.3	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
court	O
ruled	O
that	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
had	O
failed	O
to	O
take	O
action	O
against	O
users	O
illegally	O
posting	O
TF1	O
content	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
permanently	O
blocked	O
in	O
Russia	O
since	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
Moscow	O
City	O
Court	O
ruled	O
that	O
the	O
site	O
was	O
repeatedly	O
violating	O
Russia	O
's	O
copyright	O
law	O
by	O
providing	O
access	O
to	O
illegal	O
TV	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
