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UMG Recording, Inc. v. Escape Media Group, Inc. et al
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May 01, 2015
Grooveshark's Copyright Settlement With Labels Cost It $50M
The formal paperwork in Grooveshark's copyright settlement with the record labels was filed in New York federal court on Friday, and it revealed that the online music service agreed to pay $50 million to avoid the risk of a jury verdict that could have reached $736 million.
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April 30, 2015
Grooveshark Settles With Labels, Agrees To Shut Down
Grooveshark, the online music service that offered users free streaming without seeking licenses, has agreed to shut down after years of litigation with record labels, avoiding a looming jury verdict that could have left the startup owing $736 million in copyright infringement damages.
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April 24, 2015
Record Cos. Could Win $736M In Grooveshark IP Trial
Atlantic Recording Corp., Sony Music Entertainment and other record companies could win $736 million in damages in their copyright trial against Grooveshark's operators opening this week, after a New York federal judge ruled that the song-streaming service's act of copying nearly 5,000 songs was willful.
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September 29, 2014
Grooveshark Violated Sony, Atlantic Copyright, Judge Says
Atlantic Recording Corp., Sony Music Entertainment and other record companies won their copyright infringement case against Grooveshark's operators Monday when a New York federal judge ruled that the song-streaming service offered their music without permission and sanctioned Grooveshark for destroying evidence.
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February 19, 2014
Grooveshark Wiped Evidence In Copyright Row: Record Cos.
UMG Recordings Inc. and other record companies asked a New York federal judge Wednesday to sanction the operator of the music streaming service Grooveshark, saying company executives destroyed a massive quantity of irreplaceable records that would've indicated the extent of their unauthorized publishing of copyrighted songs.
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April 11, 2012
Grooveshark Can't Shake UMG, Warner Bros. Copyright Suit
A New York federal judge on Monday denied a bid by the owner of online music service Grooveshark to escape a copyright row with UMG Recordings Inc., Warner Bros. Records Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment.
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March 02, 2012
Grooveshark Owner Tears Into Record Cos.' Copyright Case
The owner of online music service Grooveshark on Thursday ripped a copyright complaint filed in New York federal court by UMG Recordings Inc., Warner Bros. Records Inc. and other record labels, calling it "among the least informative and substantive pleadings imaginable."