By Miriam Raftery
September 22, 2015 (San Francisco)—The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a victory to Stephanie Lenz, a mom who posted a 29-second video of her toddler dancing to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” music.
Prince’s publisher, Universal Music, demanded that she take down the video, claiming copyright infringement. She sued, and on Monday, the appellate court ruled her case can go to trial. The judges also ruled that copyright holders must consider fair use before asking services such as YouTube to remove videos.
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