EFF Sues Electric Slide Creator Over DMCA Threat
from the take-that dept
Last month, we wrote about the bizarre story of a guy who claims he's the creator of the annoying line dance, The Electric Slide (a claim that is apparently very much in dispute) sending DMCA takedown notices to YouTube for people putting up videos of people doing the dance. Part of his complaint is that he doesn't get credit -- but the bigger complaint seems to be that people are doing the dance wrong, and still calling it The Electric Slide. Thankfully, the EFF has decided that this is a case too ridiculous to ignore. The group has stepped in and filed a lawsuit against the guy seeking protection for the person who uploaded the original video. The whole story just sounds so bizarre, it wouldn't be surprising to find out in the end that it's really all part of some elaborate PR stunt.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Re: redneck
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May prove to create interesting case law
Think about it- If you own an idea doesn't mean you own it when someone else does it... Or do you.?
With either side of the fence your on, this has the ability to really explode.
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Can't outlaw stupidity, unfortunately
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I plan on sending cease-and-decist letters to restaraunts across the country next week.
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-IronMan
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Maybe..
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Re: Maybe..
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In that, they share something in common with forum-trolls.
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Loser. Punk.
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Re: Loser. Punk.
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What I want to know...
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Performer is Marcia Griffith. I too hate the damn thing after being a wedding DJ for 2 years!
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DIADI
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Writer of Electric Slide
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