EFF Sues Universal Over YouTube Takedown

It has come to this… Universal Music was somewhat overzealous in filing a DMCA complaint with YouTube regarding the toddler who danced on camera to a ~20 year old Prince song. So the EFF responded with a lawsuit seeking damages (cash?) and relief:

“Universal’s takedown notice doesn’t even pass the laugh test,” said EFF Staff Attorney Corynne McSherry. “Copyright holders should be held accountable when they undermine non-infringing, fair uses like this video.”

Offending 29 second video after the break… and let me warn you that while it may or may not infringe, it’s most definitely guilty of mundaneness.