Comments on: Targeting the dancing toddler http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/ news and commentary from a conservative perspective Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:15:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michelle Malkin » Inside the world of Google censors http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-559425 Michelle Malkin » Inside the world of Google censors Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:16:44 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/#comment-559425 [...] Stephanie Lenz, who has been threatened by rock star Prince and Universal Music Group for posting a short clip of her baby bopping up and down to Let’s Go Crazy” in her kitchen, is proceeding. The Electronic Frontier Foundation [...] [...] Stephanie Lenz, who has been threatened by rock star Prince and Universal Music Group for posting a short clip of her baby bopping up and down to Let’s Go Crazy” in her kitchen, is proceeding. The Electronic Frontier Foundation [...]

]]> By: thirteen28 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-175892 thirteen28 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:24:50 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/#comment-175892 The whole major-label model for the record industry is dying, thanks in no small part to the internet, and the ability of artists to promote and distribute music online. The major labels have been controlling artists and the music they put out, foisting absolute garbage on the public, while charging ridiculous sums for CD's that have a handful of decent songs and a lot of filler. Consumers are rebelling through various means (buying and downloading individual songs, and in many well-publicized cases, downloading illegally). Basically, their business model was based on an internet-less world, and it doesn't work anymore, and they were way to late to adapt. The gravy train is over, so now they are left to sue, sue, and sue again. While in some cases, they have good legal grounds for doing so, in this case they clearly do not. And in either case, it's hard to feel any sympathy for the plight of the record companies. In fact, it couldn't be happening to a more deserving bunch. The whole major-label model for the record industry is dying, thanks in no small part to the internet, and the ability of artists to promote and distribute music online. The major labels have been controlling artists and the music they put out, foisting absolute garbage on the public, while charging ridiculous sums for CD’s that have a handful of decent songs and a lot of filler. Consumers are rebelling through various means (buying and downloading individual songs, and in many well-publicized cases, downloading illegally).

Basically, their business model was based on an internet-less world, and it doesn’t work anymore, and they were way to late to adapt. The gravy train is over, so now they are left to sue, sue, and sue again. While in some cases, they have good legal grounds for doing so, in this case they clearly do not. And in either case, it’s hard to feel any sympathy for the plight of the record companies. In fact, it couldn’t be happening to a more deserving bunch.

]]> By: Prince wants to reclaim the net | Streamaroo http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-129042 Prince wants to reclaim the net | Streamaroo Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:28:23 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/#comment-129042 [...] wrong, for example, he or his “authorized representative” had a YouTube video pulled down of a dancing toddler, dancing to a prince song, everyone loves dancing toddlers, no one likes folks who demand that [...] [...] wrong, for example, he or his “authorized representative” had a YouTube video pulled down of a dancing toddler, dancing to a prince song, everyone loves dancing toddlers, no one likes folks who demand that [...]

]]> By: USpace http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-118935 USpace Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:50:20 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/#comment-118935 I was just about to buy that Prince Album. Now, I am not going to buy it for at least 6 months. Happy now Universal Music? Happy Prince? You idiots, first, you can barely hear the song, two, it is only a small part of the song. UMG, get a new General Counsel, and fire half your lawyers. absurd thought - God of the Universe says we need more lawyers... . I was just about to buy that Prince Album. Now, I am not going to buy it for at least 6 months. Happy now Universal Music? Happy Prince? You idiots, first, you can barely hear the song, two, it is only a small part of the song. UMG, get a new General Counsel, and fire half your lawyers.

absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
we need more lawyers…
.

]]> By: THE LEGAL SCOOP http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-111042 THE LEGAL SCOOP Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:28:25 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/#comment-111042 <strong>Last Week’s Odd Legal Headlines:...</strong> YouTube, a toddler's dance video, Prince and Universal Records:...... Last Week’s Odd Legal Headlines:…

YouTube, a toddler’s dance video, Prince and Universal Records:……

]]> By: Mack08 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-109170 Mack08 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:57:55 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/#comment-109170 Too bad the lady that posted the video isn't an illegal alien. Nobody would dare touch her and she'd probably be given an award for fighting the "man". Too bad the lady that posted the video isn’t an illegal alien. Nobody would dare touch her and she’d probably be given an award for fighting the “man”.

]]> By: DaveC http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-109157 DaveC Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:12:22 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/#comment-109157 the only case I can possibly see is if the mom who made the video was trying to cash in on it.. she's not, the video is on youtube for all the world to see, for free... and the music is out there for the masses to enjoy.. short of trying to set up a residual system where you pay a penny every time you listen to a song on your iPod, what more do they want? makes me want start illegally downloading more songs.. the only case I can possibly see is if the mom who made the video was trying to cash in on it.. she’s not, the video is on youtube for all the world to see, for free…

and the music is out there for the masses to enjoy..

short of trying to set up a residual system where you pay a penny every time you listen to a song on your iPod, what more do they want?

makes me want start illegally downloading more songs..

]]> By: Conservatives Under New Thinking » Universal Music Misses Point, Barn, Hill, Planet. http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-109130 Conservatives Under New Thinking » Universal Music Misses Point, Barn, Hill, Planet. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:35:56 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/#comment-109130 [...] Michelle Malkin reports that Universal Music has asked a mother to remove a video in which 29 seconds of Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy is playing in the background while a toddler dances.  Usually 30 seconds or less of a piece of music can be judged to be fair use under Copyright Guidelines.  However, it only takes one person to make a complaint–however baseless it may be–in order for a provider such as Youtube, your ISP, or possibly your Karaoke Bar if the loser running the show sounds a bit too much like Stephen Tyler on a three day bender.  Or not. [...] [...] Michelle Malkin reports that Universal Music has asked a mother to remove a video in which 29 seconds of Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy is playing in the background while a toddler dances.  Usually 30 seconds or less of a piece of music can be judged to be fair use under Copyright Guidelines.  However, it only takes one person to make a complaint–however baseless it may be–in order for a provider such as Youtube, your ISP, or possibly your Karaoke Bar if the loser running the show sounds a bit too much like Stephen Tyler on a three day bender.  Or not. [...]

]]> By: OneofThem http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-109120 OneofThem Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:12:32 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/#comment-109120 You can barely hear the freaking song in the video! And it's twenty-nine freaking seconds long! And I've seen entire songs (albeit low-quality ones) put on YouTube that haven't been taken down yet! You can barely hear the freaking song in the video! And it’s twenty-nine freaking seconds long! And I’ve seen entire songs (albeit low-quality ones) put on YouTube that haven’t been taken down yet!

]]> By: OldBob http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-109081 OldBob Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:32:35 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/#comment-109081 The owners of UMG should immediately fire the most senior manager who had any input into the decision to insist the video be pulled. Anyone with half a brain could figure out a way to capitalize on this cute video and use it to promote their products. That the lawyers thought they had a case is irrelevant ... it was a (stupid) management decision! The owners of UMG should immediately fire the most senior manager who had any input into the decision to insist the video be pulled. Anyone with half a brain could figure out a way to capitalize on this cute video and use it to promote their products. That the lawyers thought they had a case is irrelevant … it was a (stupid) management decision!

]]> By: daveglo http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-109067 daveglo Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:45:47 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/#comment-109067 Just another example of the legal profession demonstrating it's disconnect with reality. I don't fault the managers at UMG, it's the idiot lawyers who agreed the the suit had merit that are the fools here. Where can you find a good lawyer nowadays? Oh, yeah, in the local cemetary. Just another example of the legal profession demonstrating it’s disconnect with reality. I don’t fault the managers at UMG, it’s the idiot lawyers who agreed the the suit had merit that are the fools here.

Where can you find a good lawyer nowadays?

Oh, yeah, in the local cemetary.

]]> By: Copyright Extremism Is Just That « Countenance Blog http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-109050 Copyright Extremism Is Just That « Countenance Blog Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:55:51 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/#comment-109050 [...] Extremism Is Just That 25 07 2007 Malkin: You remember our successful battle against Universal Music Group? The record industry giant tried [...] [...] Extremism Is Just That 25 07 2007 Malkin: You remember our successful battle against Universal Music Group? The record industry giant tried [...]

]]> By: DesertLover http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-109013 DesertLover Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:49:46 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/#comment-109013 This would mean that if you took video of you and friends attending any type of a function where there was music of any kind playing in the background they would try to claim you infringed on their copyright ... if you made any home video of anything you would need to be sure all the TVs, radios, stereos, cd players, etc., etc., were turned off while you were filming ... no more wedding dances, no video of any show your kids are in if there is music involved, the list would go on forever ... This would mean that if you took video of you and friends attending any type of a function where there was music of any kind playing in the background they would try to claim you infringed on their copyright … if you made any home video of anything you would need to be sure all the TVs, radios, stereos, cd players, etc., etc., were turned off while you were filming … no more wedding dances, no video of any show your kids are in if there is music involved, the list would go on forever …

]]> By: shooter http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-109001 shooter Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:24:56 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/#comment-109001 <blockquote>If they were smart, they’d be promoting this cute baby video, not trying to stifle it. Geez</blockquote> Big IF. They surely missed the boat here. Not even mentioning the quality and the fact it is a tiny 5% of the song. The ubiquitous 'trading' of intellectual property is a problem, but are they so mad at P2P's and napster's that they take it out on families? Wrong target.

If they were smart, they’d be promoting this cute baby video, not trying to stifle it. Geez

Big IF.

They surely missed the boat here.
Not even mentioning the quality and the fact it is a tiny 5% of the song.
The ubiquitous ‘trading’ of intellectual property is a problem, but are they so mad at P2P’s and napster’s that they take it out on families?
Wrong target.

]]> By: Kimmer http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/comment-page-1/#comment-108984 Kimmer Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:42:35 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/25/targeting-the-dancing-toddler/#comment-108984 Are these the same guys who prosecuted Napster several years ago, and who sued all the kids and their parents for downloading? Are these the same guys who prosecuted Napster several years ago, and who sued all the kids and their parents for downloading?

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