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Date: 2000-04-28
MP3.com verliert gegen RIAA-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- verstaubten Analog/industrie namens RIAA gegen MP3.com in der ersten Runde re/üssiert. -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- MP3.com loses legal battle to RIAA By John Borland Staff Writer, CNET News.com April 28, 2000, 12:35 p.m. PT update The record industry won a key victory in its legal battle against MP3.com today, as a federal judge said the Internet company had violated industry copyrights. "Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment holding defendant liable for copyright infringement is hereby granted," U.S. district judge Jed Rakoff wrote in a one-page decision. The decision is a potentially crushing blow for MP3.com, as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has asked for damages that could exceed $6 billion. Damages have not yet been determined in the case. RIAA chief executive Hilary Rosen released a short comment, saying only that she was "pleased" with the court's decision. The lawsuit, which has been closely watched by people in the music and technology industries, will mark an important precedent in determining how far Internet companies can stretch existing copyright rules in their attempts to find new ways of distributing music online. The case involves the company's "My.MP3.com" service, which allows customers to listen to their CDs through the company's Web site. Unlike other similar services, which ask their customers to upload music to online "storage lockers" for later access, MP3.com copied and stored a database of close to 80,000 CDs on its own servers. Customers could tap into this database if they proved they had their own copy of the CD. ..... Full Text http://2.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin2/flo?x=dAghuoEYhgwKooKuu -.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by Harkank published on: 2000-04-28 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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