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Supreme Court Signals Interest in Fair Use Copyright in ‘Dancing Baby’ Case

The U.S. Supreme Court wants to hear more about the legal issues underpinning a dispute over a takedown notice sent to a mother who posted a 29-second video clip on YouTube of her toddler dancing to Prince’s 1984 hit, “Let’s …

YouTube Dancing Baby Recasts ‘Fair Use’ Under Copyright Law

Copyright holders must consider “fair use” before demanding that people remove videos they post online, such as on Google Inc.’s YouTube, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday. In a closely followed case over the home video of a toddler …