YouTube 'dancing baby' case prompts fair use ruling on copyrighted videos

Court decision allows YouTube user to move forward with lawsuit against Universal music for takedown notice on 2007 video that featured Prince song

It just became a little harder to force someone to take copyrighted videos off YouTube, after a ruling from a three-judge panel in California found that before filing a removal notice, copyright holders must consider whether the way their intellectual property is used could be considered "fair use" under US law.

Further, according to Monday's decision from the ninth circuit court of appeals, if an entity misuses legal takedown notices, it is taking a financial risk of its own.