A bouncing YouTube baby has be-bopped his way right into the legal cross-hairs of the pop star Prince, sparking a lawsuit that could test the boundaries of U.S. copyright law.
Holden Lenz, 18 months old, is the pajama-clad star of a 29-second home movie shot by his mother in the family's rural Pennsylvania kitchen and posted last February on the popular video site YouTube.
In the video, the child is seen bouncing and swaying for the camera, as, faintly, the Prince hit "Let's Go Crazy" plays on a CD player in the background.
Not a good PR move, Prince. You're not losing any fucking money by your music being used in this way. You're not being slandered in any way by videos such as these. In fact, you should be honored that your music is even playing in the background; that someone thought your music was good enough to have as background music to their lives. Your actions make many of us pause and consider not buying any more of your music.
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Holden Lenz, 18 months old, is the pajama-clad star of a 29-second home movie shot by his mother in the family's rural Pennsylvania kitchen and posted last February on the popular video site YouTube.
In the video, the child is seen bouncing and swaying for the camera, as, faintly, the Prince hit "Let's Go Crazy" plays on a CD player in the background.
Not a good PR move, Prince. You're not losing any fucking money by your music being used in this way. You're not being slandered in any way by videos such as these. In fact, you should be honored that your music is even playing in the background; that someone thought your music was good enough to have as background music to their lives. Your actions make many of us pause and consider not buying any more of your music.
Read more.
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