‘Dancing baby’ DMCA case is taking a lifetime

A toddler when his star turn in a homemade YouTube video incurred the legal wrath of Universal Studios and Prince, the “Dancing Baby” at the heart of an important copyright case is likely nine years old today.

Which means the wheels of justice have been grinding on this one for eight years.  And they may grind on for who knows how many more.

For those who have yet to see it, here’s the video:

Today a California appeals court will hear Universal’s appeal of a lower court ruling that held the music behemoth liable for its indiscriminate use of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown process.

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