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MP3.com, music publishers sound out licensing deal
Web music service MP3.com on Wednesday agreed to a preliminary three-year, $30 million licensing agreement with the National Music Publishers' Association's subsidiary, The Harry Fox Agency. [News.com]
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Time running out for MP3.com settlement
A legal hourglass is draining to the end for MP3.com, which will face trial for potentially huge copyright-infringement damages next week if it can't strike a deal with one remaining record company. [News.com]
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EMusic adds voice to chorus of MP3.com copyright suits
Online music company EMusic, along with several independent record labels, became the latest to file copyright lawsuits alleging that MP3.com infringed its copyrights. [News.com]
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MP3.com-Seagram trial postponed for one day
MP3.com is scheduled to face trial Tuesday to determine how many of Universal Music Group's albums the start-up improperly copied for use in its ill-fated online music storage-locker service. [News.com]
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MP3.com, Universal choose court over settlement
MP3.com chief executive Michael Robertson took the witness stand today to defend his company against charges of willfully violating record label copyrights to profit from a novel Internet music service. [News.com]
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MP3.com puts judge in director's chair
Online music company MP3.com has grabbed a powerful ally to serve on its board of directors: former California Courts of Appeal Justice Howard Wiener. [News.com]
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MP3.com inks video deal with Warner Music
Online music company MP3.com said Thursday that it has entered a video and audio licensing agreement with Warner Music Group, the record label owned by Time Warner. [News.com]
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MP3.com legal strategy faces skeptical judge
Lawyers for MP3.com tried and failed to turn the tables on Seagram's Universal Music Group in court today, countering charges of copyright infringement with accusations of anti-competitive tactics by the record label. [News.com]
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MP3.com puts radio songs in your in-box
The company today unveiled a service that will email Net music fans radio-edited songs. [News.com]
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Judge expected to set MP3.com damages next week
A federal judge is expected to rule next Wednesday on whether MP3.com willfully violated copyrights and must pay millions in damages to record company Universal Music Group. [News.com]
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