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Video Caught in Copyright Claim

Silicon Valley parody video taken down after photog complains

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 13, 2007 1:18 AM CST

(Newser) – A parody video about the return of an Internet bubble by Bay Area group Richter Scales has been taken down from YouTube for copyright reasons, after a photographer complained about one of her images being used, Wired reports. The group claimed that it since it was satire, it was fair use, but Lane Hartwell said she was sick of her images being stolen.

Bloggers were quick to slam call Hartwell a "party pooper" after the video, which included new lyrics sung to the tune of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire," was taken down. She has now hired a copyright lawyer to represent her over the flap. "You can't steal people's work," her lawyer said. YouTube declined to comment on the specific case but said they took copyright issues very seriously.

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Lane Hartwell has hired an intellectual property lawyer to represent her. (Flickr)

The parody video of by Bay Area a cappella group Richter Scales was taken down from YouTube after a photographer complained that one of her images had been stolen. (Flickr)

Photographer Lane Hartwell has now changed her photo stream on Flickr to private. (Flickr)

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