Judge Dismisses DMCA-Abuse Lawsuit Over Video Of Baby Dancing To...

Courtesy Techdirt  Mon, 04/28/2008 - 18:30

Last summer, we wrote about the EFF suing Universal Music for sending a DMCA takedown notice to YouTube over a 30-second home video of a baby dancing to some barely audible music by Prince.

The EFF claimed that this was an abuse of the DMCA, as the use of the music was clearly fair use. Unfortunately, though, a judge has dismissed the case , arguing that the EFF did not make a case as to why this was...

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