Well here we go again. Users create innocent fun clips of themselves lip-syncing and a big label has to come in a ruin the fun.
The record label EMI has sued video streaming site Vimeo for copyright infringement for encouraging it’s users to upload clips of them lip-syncing over a prerecorded song. According to Media Post,the complaint alleges that Vimeo not only displays “lip dubs,” but also advises users to create the clips by combining videos of themselves with high-quality copies of songs. “This ensures that the music that accompanies the ‘lip dub’ video, which virtually always is copied directly from a commercial recording, is high-quality, of substantial volume, and is the focal point of the audiovisual work,” the lawsuit alleges.
These big record labels really know how to crash a party. Rolling Stone put it into perspective by saying it’s probably just a coincidence that EMI’s lawsuit against Vimeo comes just a few weeks after the major label agreed to terms to license its music and videos to Vevo, YouTube’s new video streaming site made in collaboration with the record industry.
So what does a lip dubbing clip look like anyway?
Well let’s take a look at one created by some Vimeo staffers and friends.
For more lip dub videos check the Vimeo channel Lip Dub Stars.
