A music company’s demand that YouTube take down a 29-second home video of two children dancing to a song by Prince backfired Monday when a federal appeals court used the case to make it harder for copyright-holders to act against brief, non-commercial uses of their material.

Recording companies, motion picture studios and other copyright owners issue numerous takedown notices each day, targeting everything from home videos to campaign ads that include segments of songs or newscasts. When a copyright-holder tells a website like YouTube that one of its postings violates the holder’s exclusive rights to license the material, federal law requires that the posting be removed immediately.


More at: http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/...be-6503900.php


Will there be justice for others?



This part is important

"The law “requires copyright-holders to consider fair use before sending a takedown notification,” and those that fail to do so can be held liable for damages, said Judge Richard Tallman in the 3-0 ruling, the first on the issue by any appeals court."

Prince is always doing the most.

is Taylor Nation ha ARTPOP era upon us?

1989 lyrics videos here we go

let's not forget, if all the artists do that, they will lose a chance of getting exposure through viral videos imagine if a song were used in Charlie bit my finger but the video got taken down because of greedy music companies?

The fumes coming from Taylor Nation.

I wonder if this will reach the Supreme Court

I can't wait for her open letter.

And 1989 Tour videos.

The female Prince

Watch it be about how youtube is ruining the integrity of music as an art form and now she'll go all dramatic asking them to take down videos that are stealing her hard work.

Oh wow

YAS!

What? "New" copyright ruling? This Prince video has been the iconic symbol of "fair use" as far back as 2008, at least: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/W...ng-3199389.php

As if she was going to starve duo to a video of her tour posted on Youtube or even any other video containing a song from her album. This girl never bother to shock me. Several artists (Banks for example) who strugle to make some money still offer their music for people who like to listen, but Taylor Swift makes billion for year and still... She only thinks about the money. Theere's nothing artisty bout it. Evil.