YouTube Mom Chases Prince Over 'Fair Use' Claim

In a world of YouTube, iMovie, and digital music tracks, what constitutes fair use? That’s the subject of an ongoing struggle between an angry Pennsylvania mother and—essentially—the entire music industry.

As CNET News reports, Stephanie Lenz’s attorneys were in federal district court on Friday morning, trying to thwart a motion to dismiss her lawsuit against Universal Music Group; a year ago, the music label ordered YouTube to pull down a 30-second video she took of her infant son dancing to Prince’s song “Let’s Go Crazy.”

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