I'm going to San Jose on Friday to check all this out. ;-P T
<Moderator: I would go to support the family these type of Frivolous lawsuits needs to stop. -Derek> On 7/16/08, Derek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/07/15 > > July 15th, 2008 > > <http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/07/15> Friday Court Hearing in > YouTube Video Battle > > Home Movie of Toddler Dancing to Prince Sparks Bogus Copyright Claim > > San Jose - On Friday, July 18, at 9 a.m., the Electronic Frontier > Foundation > (EFF) will urge a federal judge in San Jose to protect the free speech and > fair use rights of mother who posted a home movie of her son dancing to > Prince on YouTube. > > EFF represents Stephanie Lenz, who uploaded a 29-second clip of her son > dancing in the family kitchen to the Prince song, "Let's Go Crazy," which > is > playing on a stereo in the background. Remarkably, Universal Music > Publishing Group claimed that the video infringed its copyrights, and had > the video yanked from YouTube. Lenz's lawsuit against Universal seeks to > hold the company accountable for misrepresenting that her fair use violated > its copyrights. > > In Friday's hearing, EFF will ask U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel to > reject Universal's motion to dismiss the case, and allow Lenz's lawsuit to > continue. > > WHAT: > Lenz v. Universal > > WHEN: > Friday, July 18 > 9 a.m. > > WHERE: > United States District Court, Northern District of California > Courtroom 3, 5th Floor > 280 South 1st Street > San Jose, CA 95113 > > Contact: > > Rebecca Jeschke > Media Coordinator > Electronic Frontier Foundation > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Related Issues: <http://www.eff.org/issues/ip-and-free-speech> No > Downtime > for Free Speech Campaign > > Related Cases: <http://www.eff.org/cases/lenz-v-universal> Lenz v. > Universal > > Related Article: http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16393 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NewPowerNewYork Mailing List website: Www.NPNY.Org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], in body place npny ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions/Help?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
