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EFF Smacks Universal Music Over DMCA
David Utter
Staff Writer
2007-07-25
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A short video of a toddler dancing to part of Prince's 'Let's Go Crazy' got yanked from YouTube after Universal complained about copyright infringement.
Stephanie Lenz posted that 29-second video, but the allegation of copyright violations under the DMCA prompted YouTube to take down the video.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation became involved and hit Universal Music with a lawsuit over their DMCA claim.
"Copyright abuse can shut down online artists, political analysts, or -- as in this case -- ordinary families who simply want to share snippets of their day-to-day lives," EFF Staff Attorney Marcia Hofmann said in a statement. "Universal must stop making groundless infringement claims that trample on fair use and free speech."
The lawsuit asks for a declaratory judgment that Lenz's home video does not infringe any Universal copyright, as well as damages and injunctive relief restraining Universal from bringing further copyright claims in connection with the video.
A similar action by political writer and blogger Michelle Malkin prompted Universal Music to back down from a DMCA claim against a video she posted to YouTube that was later removed. Her video was later reinstated.
EFF, Universal Music, Stephanie Lenz, YouTube
About the Author:
David Utter is a business and technology writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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