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Dancing Baby Takes on Universal
This just in from the "They Can't Possibly be That Stupid Department"... Universal Studios is being sued for forcing YouTube to remove a personal video of a baby dancing to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" tune in the background. Yes, they got caught being unreasonable and now it's turning into a lawsuit so that they hopefully learn to not do this again. Maybe, if this happens - a lot - then perhaps somebody in a suit will finally get a clue.
Discuss "Dancing Baby Takes on Universal" here. Read the article.
Audioholic Overlord
Seth=L should be listened to
Wow, stupid. Is it a coincidense that Universal is the only major studio that exclusively supports HD DVD?
Audioholic General
Leprkon is gaining some recognition
hell.. if it had been a Metallica tune, the mother would have been shot and the kid sent to a monastery in Siberia...
Audioholic Samurai
Johnd has a small fan club
Well, at first blush, ridiculous. But if you read the article, the basis is copyright infringement. Youtube has been deleting many of their posts over the past few weeks regarding this very issue.
Napster, Youtube, Prince, Metallica. I don't know where it stops or where it ends, but defending an infringement suit is a costly thing...if the artist disapproves, it cannot be posted.
So. At first blush this is about a mother simply displaying her child dancing to a tune. Wouldn't it be beautiful were it that simple? Technology's a bit**!
Audioholic
NeverSeen is a forum member in good standing
*downloads more music*
Audioholic Spartan
MDS should be listened to
Even with 'fair use' there has long been a prohibition against public performance of copyrighted material. So while it is fair use to make a copy of a disc and give it to your friends, it is not ok to charge admission where you will be playing a copyrighted work; ie you cannot make a copy of a concert DVD and charge people to come to your establishment to view that concert.
Maybe Universal is taking that angle - that using copyrighted music as background music for a video that millions could see equates to 'public performance'. I think it is a stretch. I mean what's next? Sueing people for playing a song at their wedding because there are 100 guests?
Audioholic Ninja
avaserfi should be listened to
Only if a Universal rep was invited. They have to find out somehowOriginally Posted by MDS
. Anyone getting married or having a party soon be careful
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Andrew
Audioholic Overlord
mtrycrafts should be listened to
While it may be public performance, where would the paid charge angle fit in? I don't think u-tube is charging to see that that family is charging.
Audioholic Spartan
MDS should be listened to
Who knows? I think their position is indefensible. I'm only offering one possible reason they could possiby think they have a case. Like I said, I think it's a stretch.
The RIAA and member companies are working very hard to alienate their customers and doing a bang up job of it.
Audioholic Field Marshall
Rock&Roll Ninja has a small fan club
Party DJs are already legally required to pay royalties. (of course nobody does)
"Practically every one of the Top 40 records being played on every radio station in the United States is a communication to the children to take a trip, to cop out, to groove. The psychedelic jackets on the record-albums have their own hidden symbols and messages as well as all the lyrics of all the top rock songs. And they all sing the same refrain: 'Its fun to take a trip. Put acid in your veins' ."
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