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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. Re:From now on... by Workaphobia · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Not the tune, just the lyrics. That's why Futurama sang a different variant in the episode with Nibbler's Birthday.

    One of these days, I may very well be able to post on slashdot without citing Futurama. That day is not today.

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  2. Re:Another Misleading Article Title by Arker · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Actually this is a problem with the DMCA qua DMCA. Anyone can *claim* to own a copyright on any crazy thing, and send a DMCA notice, and effectively reverse the burden of proof for the price of 30 seconds typing.

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