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Prince, Record Label Go Crazy over Dancing Baby

Posted Oct 27th 2007 12:59PM by TMZ Staff

In the battle between record companies and Internet users over copyright issues, an 18-month-old baby dancing to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" finds himself smack in the middle.

Stephanie Lenz posted a 29-second video clip of her son dancing to the Prince track back in February, according to ABC News. In June, she received an email from YouTube saying that her video had been removed at the request of Universal Music Publishing Group, and that she could have her YouTube account canceled in the event of any future copyright infringements.

In response to Universal's "takedown notice," Lenz filed a "counter-notice" and her video was restored six weeks later. For its part, YouTube told ABC that they are bound by provisions in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to honor all takedown and counter-notices.

In a statement released to ABC, Universal said, "Prince believes it is wrong for YouTube, or any user-generated site, to appropriate his music without his consent ... It's simply a matter of principle."

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76. How pathetic. Next time I want to download a Prince track, remind me to do it and LimeWire and not pay for it on Itunes. I'm all for paying to download, but not if the artist is going to be a douche about it. That's really ridiculous.

Posted at 2:30PM on Oct 27th 2007 by CheekyOne

77. We should boycott all his music and stop buying his CDs.
Wait a second, it's happening since 1984.

Posted at 2:30PM on Oct 27th 2007 by anti-purple

78. When you put it on youtube, WTF 64. And wash your MoUTH out.

Posted at 2:32PM on Oct 27th 2007 by A Real Mother

79. I'm going to be prince for halloween.

Posted at 3:18PM on Oct 28th 2007 by Christina

80. How 'bout we never play his music again? If that's what he wants then lets give him what he's asking for.

Posted at 2:44PM on Oct 27th 2007 by Lauren

81. I would sue that bit*ch and the little kid. for everything they have. Make an example out of that little punk and put the whole family in the poor house. Not only is it copyright infringement, if the kid was a little darker and wore purplr he could be confused for Mr. symbol himself.

Posted at 2:34PM on Oct 27th 2007 by John Q. Lawyer

82. Send them a notice back and tell them under DMCA that it is fair use. Under DMCA youtube MUST put it back up, and then if forces Prince and his minions to sue over it . . . .

buttheads.

Posted at 4:28PM on Oct 27th 2007 by Joe F

83. If it was so wrong and why did you tube put it back up. Second you know how many other adults and children have other singer's songs in the background. Or them signing the song artist song. People have down load tons of music and the have right to post their music. Third she already own his cd and play it for her children. I should not play his music at clubs, wedding and parties. You tape the joyful times of moment that you you can look back too. I guess Price just want make more money off people best memory.

Posted at 2:47PM on Oct 27th 2007 by Sadtime

84. BOYCOTT PRINCE !!!





TEAM BABY!

Posted at 2:55PM on Oct 27th 2007 by anonymous

85. OMG,AS IF MANY OF US EVEN REMEMBER PRINCE. THIS IS A BABY PLYING, SOMETIME THE BOOMES REMBER THE 80'S BUT THIS WILL BEONE MEMORY I WILL TAKE OUT TO THE TRASH
DEE-LISH

Posted at 3:28PM on Oct 27th 2007 by robert

86. The entire You Tube craze escapes me. Another chapter in the dumbing down of America.

Posted at 2:52PM on Oct 27th 2007 by true

87. Prince is just pathetic now. This is not about his stupid song but those babies. KEEP IT ON YOUTUBE

Posted at 2:57PM on Oct 27th 2007 by Jenny

88. I have an old CD of Prince, can I hear it?

Posted at 2:54PM on Oct 27th 2007 by BibyGG

89. Prince and Universal are pathetic. They're lucky anyone is actually listening to Prince anymore....washed up singers from the 80s need to get a clue.

Posted at 2:53PM on Oct 27th 2007 by James

90. If that is the case then we all had better make sure that there is NO MUSIC of any kind on any of our videos. Give me a break!

Posted at 2:56PM on Oct 27th 2007 by Zabbeth

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