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Lawmakers want to legalize MP3.com service
Several U.S. congressmen have introduced new legislation that would legalize the services for which MP3.com faces potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in copyright damages. [News.com]
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MP3.com Settles Copyright Dispute with Warner, BMG
MP3.com today settled a copyright infringement lawsuit with Time Warner and BMG Entertainment. [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 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 makes music with StoreTunes
MP3.com says it has inked a deal with audio marketing producer StoreTunes to provide music to U.S. businesses. [News.com]
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MP3.com, Sony settle copyright suit
Net music site MP3.com has settled a copyright infringement lawsuit with Sony Music Entertainment, sparking a rally in its stock price. [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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MP3.com cozies up to big labels
The Internet music provider will market an up-and-coming band for EMI Recorded Music as it seeks to become a promotional vehicle for the big record labels. [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, 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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