Web Users Turn the Tables on Copyright Holders

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Web Users Turn the Tables on Copyright Holders

10-23-2007, 08:01 AM,

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Web Users Turn the Tables on Copyright Holders

Quote:On a chilly February day, Stephanie Lenz decided to show her family and friends what her bouncing baby boy could do. She plopped 13-month-old Holden, then learning to walk, on the floor, cranked up Prince's song "Let's Go Crazy" and whipped out the digital camera.

In the 29-second YouTube video that resulted, Holden smiles and bobs up and down to the music. According to Universal Music Publishing Group, he also helps his mom commit a federal crime: copyright infringement...

In June, Universal, which owns the rights to Prince's song, sent a notice to YouTube requesting the video be taken down but did not take action against Lenz. On the contrary, Lenz sued Universal for abusing copyright law...

full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...02453.html

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