Awesome news! :punk:
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/14/440363919/dancing-baby-wins-copyright-case
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'Dancing Baby' Wins Copyright Case
September 14, 2015 6:56 PM ET
A baby bobs up and down in a kitchen, as a Prince song plays in the background. His mother laughs in the background and his older sister zooms in and out of the frame.
This innocuous 29-second home video clip was posted to YouTube in 2007 and sparked a long legal proceeding on copyright and fair use law.
In the case, Lenz v. Universal — which has gained notoriety as the "dancing baby" lawsuit — Universal Music Group sent YouTube a warning to take the video down, claiming copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Then, Stephanie Lenz, poster of the video and mother of the baby, represented by Electronic Frontier Foundation, sued Universal for wrongly targeting lawful fair use.
Today, eight years later, a federal appeals court has sided with the dancing baby.
The three-judge panel in San Francisco ruled unanimously in favor of Lenz and the EFF, saying copyright holders must consider whether a use of material is fair before sending a take-down notice.
NPR's Laura Sydell reports for our Newscasts:
"Fair Use permits people to use copyrighted material in certain situations like satire or news. Now three judges on the 9th circuit say that unless Universal evaluated whether it was fair use, it may have violated the rights of the video maker. The case is significant because critics say copyright owners like Universal abuse the take down process often at the expense of free expression."
The timing of the case is also significant, the EFF said in a statement.
"Heated political campaigns—like the current presidential primaries—have historically led to a rash of copyright takedown abuse. Criticism of politicians often includes short clips of campaign appearances in order to make arguments to viewers, and broadcast networks, candidates, and other copyright holders have sometimes misused copyright law in order to remove the criticism from the Internet.
"'The decision made by the appeals court today has ramifications far beyond Ms. Lenz's rights to share her video with family and friends,' said McSherry. 'We will all watch a lot of online video and analysis of presidential candidates in the months to come, and this ruling will help make sure that information remains uncensored.'"
The dancing baby was a 90s thing.
I'm gonna make bootleg version of Game of Thrones, by filming my cat in front of the monitor playing all episodes, and then posting that on youtube. Let's see what HBO does about that. :P
Quote from: Martinus on September 16, 2015, 10:05:00 AM
I'm gonna make bootleg version of Game of Thrones, by filming my cat in front of the monitor playing all episodes, and then posting that on youtube. Let's see what HBO does about that. :P
Make a version with cats as the actors, and you'd become a millionaire. :D
Quote from: Martinus on September 16, 2015, 10:05:00 AM
I'm gonna make bootleg version of Game of Thrones, by filming my cat in front of the monitor playing all episodes, and then posting that on youtube. Let's see what HBO does about that. :P
You may have trouble arguing the major transformative effort you've applied to the original work that now constitutes the main part of the new work.
Don't be so harsh Syt, it's not like he's a lawyer or something.
What an awful video and I feel awful that such spent time in a court trial. She had nothing better to do?
Yes, I just can't be bothered. Also, I don't plan to spend several years talking about it.
Quote from: Malthus on September 16, 2015, 10:52:30 AM
Quote from: Martinus on September 16, 2015, 10:05:00 AM
I'm gonna make bootleg version of Game of Thrones, by filming my cat in front of the monitor playing all episodes, and then posting that on youtube. Let's see what HBO does about that. :P
Make a version with cats as the actors, and you'd become a millionaire. :D
Apparently the casting has already been done :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl4z7tdsDN8
Quote from: Martinus on September 16, 2015, 04:11:16 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 16, 2015, 10:52:30 AM
Quote from: Martinus on September 16, 2015, 10:05:00 AM
I'm gonna make bootleg version of Game of Thrones, by filming my cat in front of the monitor playing all episodes, and then posting that on youtube. Let's see what HBO does about that. :P
Make a version with cats as the actors, and you'd become a millionaire. :D
Apparently the casting has already been done :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl4z7tdsDN8
:lmfao:
Quote from: Martinus on September 16, 2015, 04:11:16 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 16, 2015, 10:52:30 AM
Quote from: Martinus on September 16, 2015, 10:05:00 AM
I'm gonna make bootleg version of Game of Thrones, by filming my cat in front of the monitor playing all episodes, and then posting that on youtube. Let's see what HBO does about that. :P
Make a version with cats as the actors, and you'd become a millionaire. :D
Apparently the casting has already been done :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl4z7tdsDN8
Sigh.
The intro, with kittens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHf8W_7kc-w
;)
Quote from: Malthus on September 16, 2015, 04:40:23 PM
The intro, with kittens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHf8W_7kc-w
;)
:lol:
Quote from: garbon on September 16, 2015, 01:47:12 PM
What an awful video and I feel awful that such spent time in a court trial. She had nothing better to do?
:rolleyes:
Yeah, lets not defends our rights because our artistic sense sucks.
Quote from: Malthus on September 16, 2015, 04:40:23 PM
The intro, with kittens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHf8W_7kc-w
;)
I followed a number of links in a similar vein. Let's just say what has been seen cannot be unseen. Like, the GoT intro as performed by goats.
Quote from: Martinus on September 17, 2015, 09:55:44 AM
Quote from: Malthus on September 16, 2015, 04:40:23 PM
The intro, with kittens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHf8W_7kc-w
;)
I followed a number of links in a similar vein. Let's just say what has been seen cannot be unseen. Like, the GoT intro as performed by goats.
At least it wasn't the Red Wedding. ;)
Quote from: garbon on September 16, 2015, 01:47:12 PM
What an awful video and I feel awful that such spent time in a court trial. She had nothing better to do?
QuoteThen, Stephanie Lenz, poster of the video and mother of the baby, represented by Electronic Frontier Foundation, sued Universal for wrongly targeting lawful fair use.
Does that answer your question? It was a cause lawsuit taken up by a non-profit.
Ugh, fuck that non-profit then.
Quote from: Malthus on September 17, 2015, 10:02:24 AM
Quote from: Martinus on September 17, 2015, 09:55:44 AM
Quote from: Malthus on September 16, 2015, 04:40:23 PM
The intro, with kittens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHf8W_7kc-w
;)
I followed a number of links in a similar vein. Let's just say what has been seen cannot be unseen. Like, the GoT intro as performed by goats.
At least it wasn't the Red Wedding. ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agEsiKeSqkw :(
Quote from: Martinus on September 17, 2015, 02:56:49 PM
Quote from: Malthus on September 17, 2015, 10:02:24 AM
At least it wasn't the Red Wedding. ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agEsiKeSqkw :(
Okay, that's just wrong. :lol:
Quote from: garbon on September 17, 2015, 02:50:59 PM
Ugh, fuck that non-profit then.
Fair use issues are kind of important, g. :mellow:
Quote from: Ideologue on September 17, 2015, 03:20:37 PM
Quote from: garbon on September 17, 2015, 02:50:59 PM
Ugh, fuck that non-profit then.
Fair use issues are kind of important, g. :mellow:
I'm not overly concerned with the fair use issue in this particular case. I don't think the world would be poorer if we had less self-obsessed / family-obsessed videos using owned works as a backdrop.
Quote from: garbon on September 17, 2015, 03:26:02 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on September 17, 2015, 03:20:37 PM
Quote from: garbon on September 17, 2015, 02:50:59 PM
Ugh, fuck that non-profit then.
Fair use issues are kind of important, g. :mellow:
I'm not overly concerned with the fair use issue in this particular case. I don't think the world would be poorer if we had less self-obsessed / family-obsessed videos using owned works as a backdrop.
Aha! It's the
baby that's causing the distain. :lol:
Quote from: Malthus on September 17, 2015, 03:32:05 PM
Quote from: garbon on September 17, 2015, 03:26:02 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on September 17, 2015, 03:20:37 PM
Quote from: garbon on September 17, 2015, 02:50:59 PM
Ugh, fuck that non-profit then.
Fair use issues are kind of important, g. :mellow:
I'm not overly concerned with the fair use issue in this particular case. I don't think the world would be poorer if we had less self-obsessed / family-obsessed videos using owned works as a backdrop.
Aha! It's the baby that's causing the distain. :lol:
While it might have been cute as a video to share with family, it wasn't really compelling enough that it needed to be shared with the world.
Quote from: garbon on September 17, 2015, 03:39:36 PM
While it might have been cute as a video to share with family, it wasn't really compelling enough that it needed to be shared with the world.
"Garbon announces campaign against 99% of the Internet"
^_^
Quote from: garbon on September 17, 2015, 03:26:02 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on September 17, 2015, 03:20:37 PM
Quote from: garbon on September 17, 2015, 02:50:59 PM
Ugh, fuck that non-profit then.
Fair use issues are kind of important, g. :mellow:
I'm not overly concerned with the fair use issue in this particular case. I don't think the world would be poorer if we had less self-obsessed / family-obsessed videos using owned works as a backdrop.
You understand we have a legal system here that operates on precedent? e.g. Brown v. Bd. of Ed. wasn't just about whether Oliver Brown could send his particular kid to a Topeka public school.
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on September 17, 2015, 04:36:22 PM
You understand we have a legal system here that operates on precedent? e.g. Brown v. Bd. of Ed. wasn't just about whether Oliver Brown could send his particular kid to a Topeka public school.
If he does, it would appear that he's one of the few Americans that does. This Kim Davis nonsense is shockingly ignorant. I cringed when Mike Huckabee said that Dred Scot was the law of the land.