Major Publishers Also Suing LimeWire…
After suffering a major defeat against the RIAA, LimeWire is now battling another suit from major publishers. EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Bug Music, MPL Music Publishing, Peermusic, and the Richmond Organization are all listed as plaintiffs in court documents, a group coordinated by the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). The suit [...]
RIAA Asks Court to Shutter LimeWire File-Sharing Service
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Friday asked a federal judge for a permanent injunction that would shut down the LimeWire file-sharing service, and a court hearing scheduled for Monday could decide the service’s fate, according to published reports. A federal court last month granted summary judgment in the labels’ copyright infringement lawsuit against LimeWire and its founder, [...]