copyright law

MOM WHO POSTED DANCING BABY VIDEO ON YOUTUBE SCORES WIN FOR “FAIR USE” AS CASE HEADS TO TRIAL

By Miriam Raftery

September 22, 2015 (San Francisco)—The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a victory to Stephanie Lenz, a mom who posted a 29-second video of her toddler dancing to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” music.

Prince’s publisher, Universal Music, demanded that she take down the video, claiming copyright infringement.  She sued, and on Monday, the appellate court ruled her case can go to trial.  The judges also ruled that copyright holders must consider fair use before asking services such as YouTube to remove videos.


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PUBLIC HEARING RECORDS AND VIDEOS IN CALIFORNIA CAN’T BE COPYRIGHTED, JUDGE RULES

 

 

By Miriam Raftery

September 2, 2015 (San Diego) – A federal judge has ruled that citizens in California have the right to post video clips of  public hearings, dismissing the city of Inglewood’s claims of copyright violation as without merit.

The case involved YouTube videos posted by Joseph Teixeira, an Inglewood resident, who included short clips of official videos from city council hearings along with critical commentary.


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