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Dance Copyright Enforced by DMCA

Posted by Zonk on from the seventh-layer-of-awesome dept.

goombah99 writes "The "creator" of the Dance move known as the electric slide has filed a DMCA based takedown notice for videos he deems to infringe and because they show "bad dancing". He is also seeking compensation from the use of the dance move at a wedding celebration shown on the Ellen Degeneres Show. Next up, the Funky Chicken, the moonwalk, and the Hustle? More seriously, does the DMCA have any limit on its scope?"

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  1. This guys is lucky. by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Richard Silver is lucky that noone's managed to copyright crap web pages. His page (with animated email gif & quicktime plugin required) does not leave a font, colour, alignment, highlighting, style or indentation untouched.

    My eyeballs feel.... violated.

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    1. Re:This guys is lucky. by Dutch+Gun · · Score: 5, Funny

      "I don't want future generations having to learn it wrong and then relearn it as I am being faced with now because of certain sites and (people) that have been teaching it incorrectly and without my permission."

      I'll just file that under "taking yourself waaaay to seriously."

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  2. D in DMCA by dotslashdot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe this guy thought the DMCA was the Dance Millenium Copyright Act and wanted send the dance dance people to sing sing.

  3. The Robot by caller9 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Should it be patented or copyrighted?

  4. Re:Another Misleading Article Title by WhiteWolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I feel a SONG coming on!"

    Old Man, there's no need to feel down
    I said Old Man, pick your feet off the ground
    I said Old Man, there's a new law in town
    Lawsuits can make you feel happy

    Old Man, here's what you must do
    I said Old Man, do what your lawyer says to
    You can sue them, and I'm sure that you'll find
    They won't violate your copyright!

    It's fun to sue with the D-M-C-A!
    It's fun to sue with the D-M-C-A!

    It has everything you need to sue
    You can even screw YouTube!

    It's fun to sue with the D-M-C-A!
    It's fun to sue with the D-M-C-A!

    You can take down the vids,
    You can enforce your rights
    It's all within your sights!

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  5. Re:Thriller... by ChromeAeonium · · Score: 5, Funny

    Depending on your age, he might let you settle out of court.