S.F.-Based EFF Sues Universal Over YouTube Baby Dancing Video

San Francisco -- The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a San Francisco-based digital civil liberties group, has filed suit against Universal Music Publishing Group after the company ordered a home video removed from YouTube that showed a baby dancing to a clip of Prince's song "Let's Go Crazy." Stephanie Lenz told the EFF she posted the 29-second video of her son Holden to share with family and friends. The EFF says in its lawsuit that Lenz's video -- which has since been reposted on YouTube -- makes "fair use" of the copyrighted song. It also seeks damages and injunctive relief restraining Universal from bringing further claims in connection with the video. "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," said Marcia Hofmann, an attorney with the EFF.
http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2007_07.php#005376
http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/lenz_v_universal/lenz_complaint_final.pdf (PDF)
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