Psychic Sued by Electronic Frontier Foundation

Apparently psychic, Uri Geller, can bend more than spoons. He has his nose bent out of shape after a critic posted video that he claims contains copyrighted material.
Psychic and spoon bender, Uri Geller, recently sued Brian Sapient for posting a 13-minute video on YouTube. Geller claims that the video contains three seconds of copyrighted material.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, who probably understands the Digital Millennium Copyright Act better than most of us, has jumped into action and is suing Psychic Geller on the grounds that three to ten seconds of video should be legally be considered 'fair use.'

The suit accuses Geller of misusing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by misrepresenting a copyright claim in order to prod YouTube to remove the video and suspend Sapient's ability to upload more critical videos.

"Uri Geller may not like it when people question his paranormal abilities. However, he is not allowed to stifle public criticism by misusing the law," said foundation attorney Marcia Hoffman. "If the publication of a video does not infringe his copyright, then he cannot block its use -- it's as simple as that." (SFGate.com)

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Psychic fighting YouTube clips sued by SF group

Psychic, or no psychic, don't sue for copyright infringement unless you understand copyright law thoroughly.