UMG backs down in Malkin row
p2pnet.net news:- Universal Music Group (UMG) has dropped its attempt to silence Michelle Malkin’s online criticism of Akon.
Malkin branded Vivendi Universal’s Akon a “misogynist,” saying some of his antics were “vulgar and degrading,” backing up her criticisms with cuts from Akon’s music videos.
The hip-hop star was filmed live having sex with a young girl in a Trinidad nightclub.
The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) supported Malkin.
Despite her, “legally protected fair use of the Akon footage to support her criticism, UMG claimed that the podcast infringed its copyright,” says the EFF, going on:
“UMG submitted a takedown notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), forcing YouTube to pull the episode down. However, with EFF’s assistance, Malkin filed a counter-notice with YouTube, informing the company that she was legally entitled to distribute her video. As a result, the video is back up on the site, one that has become an important forum for political speech of all kinds.”
Also See:
vulgar and degrading – EFF defends Malkin in Akon row , May 11, 2007
EFF – Universal Music Group Backs Off Claims to Michelle Malkin Video, May 14, 2007
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