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MP3.Com Hits a Sour Legal Note--Again
Online music company is guilty of copyright infringement in yet another lawsuit.
MP3.com is facing another legal battle. Last week, a New York judge found the online music company liable for copyright infringement in a lawsuit brought by the music publishing division of the Zomba Group of Companies, according to a news report published Tuesday.
MP3.com is no stranger to the courts. The company has faced a slew of lawsuits during its relatively short history, including several battles with major players in recording industry.
New York District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who presided over at least one of those past suits, granted Zomba's request for partial summary judgment in its case against MP3.com, the Dow Jones News Service reported.
The judge plans to issue an opinion "in due course" that explains his reason for granting the ruling, the Dow report says.
Vivendi Universal last month said it would pay $372 million to acquire MP3.com. Vivendi's own music unit had previously sued MP3.com for copyright infringement.
My.MP3.com, the San Diego-based company's online service, was at the center of a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against MP3.com by the five major record labels. Four of the five labels settled for undisclosed amounts, but Vivendi's Universal Music Group (UMG) subsidiary held out. The legal battle ended when MP3.com agreed to pay UMG $53.4 million in damages for copyright infringement.
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