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Time for MP3.com to pay the piper
A federal judge ruled MP3.com willfully infringed the copyrights of Seagram's Universal Music Group, opening the company to enormous potential damages in one of the first trials to address the legal boundaries of Internet music distribution. [News.com]
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MP3.com pays $53.4 million to end copyright suit
MP3.com agreed Tuesday to pay $53.4 million to end its copyright infringement suit with Seagram's Universal Music Group in a deal approved by a federal judge just minutes before a scheduled trial to assess damages in the case. [News.com]
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MP3.com faces new suit after settling with record labels
Internet music company MP3.com Thursday was slapped with another lawsuit, coming just two days after ending its costly legal battle with the major record labels. [News.com]
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MP3.com's move to copy CDs stirs debate
When MP3.com first came on the scene, there was a photo on its Web site that industry insiders say may be a fitting icon for the rebel Net music company: Billy Idol giving the recording industry the finger. [News.com]
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Bowie joins My.MP3.com amid legal uncertainty
MP3.com inked a licensing deal Monday with David Bowie for the right to stream his music catalog over the Web, tying up a legal loose end stemming from its embattled online music locker service. [News.com]
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MP3.com reopens service for free, and for fee
MP3.com on Tuesday relaunched its controversial music-streaming service, My.MP3.com, in two forms--one paid, the other free--as the company attempts to emerge from its legal entanglements. [News.com]
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MP3.com moves into Muzak
While shopping for cat food and dog leashes, customers of Petco Animal Supplies will get an earful of in-store music as part of a deal between the company and MP3.com. [News.com]
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Indie label wins MP3.com suit
TVT Records, an independent record label, won compensation in a copyright infringement lawsuit against online music company MP3.com. [News.com]
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MP3.com, EMI settle lawsuit with licensing deal
MP3.com has settled a copyright infringement suit with a unit of EMI Group, allowing the online music company to resume distribution of songs owned by the record label. [News.com]
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MP3.com halts free artist-royalty program
Another free ride is coming to an end for Web music, only this time it's the musicians who stand to lose out. [News.com]
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