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Intellectual Property

Mar. 13, 2013

Appeals filed in 'dancing toddler' case over copyright takedown notices

A long-running court battle over a dancing toddler video may be headed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals now that both parties have filed petitions for interlocutory appeal.


By Rachel Swan


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A long-running court battle over a dancing toddler video may be headed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals now that both parties have filed petitions for interlocutory appeal. The case could help clarify a copyright statute that deters companies from sending inappropriate takedown notices for material published over the Internet.


The statute has been a thorny issue for copyright owners who try to ...

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