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...suit against Napster alleges that the firm engages in "vicarious and contributory" copyright infringement...
Last December, 18 record labels filed suit against Napster--a company whose MusicShare software allows users to trade MP3 music files over the Internet--for copyright infringement...
...interior and includes footage from a news helicopter of students fleeing, was compiled by a fire-department employee who, trying to make training more interesting for his colleagues, added pop songs to part of the tape. After outraged parents called the sound track tasteless and record companies called it copyright infringement, Jefferson County began selling only music-free versions of the tape...
...free distribution--has been a nightmare for the music industry. Record companies and artists are worried lest websites let consumers download pirated music for free. But while the big music labels have reacted with lawsuits--including one that last week determined music site mp3.com had violated copyright laws--one band is taking a different path. Limp Bizkit has decided to let Napster, whose software has become a college favorite for playing pirated tunes, sponsor a series of free concerts in July. Says band front man Fred Durst: "We could care less about the older generation's need to do business...
...Empire Strikes Back. The music industry finally won one of its lawsuits against the world of digital downloads. On Friday a U.S. federal court ruled that MP3.com is on the wrong side of copyright law for helping users store Internet copies of their audio CDs. The music site could be liable for billions in damages...