My friend Eden and her son made the Washington Post today. Over this issue. Go read the entire article.

Standing Up To Takedown Notices: Web Users Turn the Tables on Copyright Holders

“The idea that putting a little video of your kid up on YouTube can mean you have to go to court, and maybe declare bankruptcy and lose your house, is just wrong,” Lenz said. “I don’t like being made to feel afraid, and I don’t like being bullied.”

Ok, and I know this is beside the point, but reading on….and finding out that the choreographer of the Electric Slide has been on a lawsuite rampage? Made me laugh. Wow, dude, get over yourself.

Ric Silver, the choreographer of the Electric Slide, says he spent three years contacting 17,000 Web sites about what he says is their “incorrect portrayal” of the famous line dance. Silver also told YouTube to take down a number of videos showing the dance, including one clip of a concert filmed by Kyle Machulis.

Machulis sued Silver for copyright abuse. As part of the settlement, Silver agreed to allow the video to be reposted with a tagline crediting him for the choreography…

“I can’t go to every wedding and bar mitzvah in the country, so this is all I can do to make sure people learn it right,” Silver said.