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Saturday, 27 August 2005 |
MP3.com
returns to copyright court
Register -
London,England,UK
MP3.com was back in court yesterday, having failed to secure a settlement
with Universal over its violation of the major music label's copyrights.
Back in April, MP3.com was found guilty of distributing music from Universal,
Sony, BMG, EMI and Warner - the world's 'big five' record labels - without
permission. Since then, it has paid Warner, BMG, EMI and most recently Sony
through the nose - analysts reckon the figure is around $20 million per label -
for the rights to distribute their material and to settle out of court.
Last week, the original copyright trial judge, Jed S Rackoff, imposed a
limitation on the level of damages MP3.com must pay, but with Universal the only
remaining plaintiff, observers doubted whether MP3.com would have to face the
court again.
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