April 18, 2018
A group of consumers has reached a tentative settlement agreement over claims Sony BMG Music Entertainment and other record labels conspired to fix the price of music downloads, an attorney for the music buyers told a Manhattan federal judge Monday.
July 18, 2017
A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday dealt a blow to consumers who claim that Sony BMG Music Entertainment and other record labels conspired to fix the price of music downloads, denying their bids to create a nationwide class to block alleged antitrust violations and damages classes across nine states.
June 17, 2016
Consumers alleging Sony BMG Music Entertainment and other record labels conspired to fix the price of music downloads in the U.S. can't be certified in a nationwide class of millions because their claims — in addition to being baseless — are too varied, the labels told a New York federal court Thursday.
August 12, 2014
A New York federal judge on Tuesday ruled that proposed class representatives who sued Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and other top music distribution services for allegedly colluding to impose high prices must now provide evidence related to their own unauthorized downloads.
March 19, 2014
Indirect digital music purchasers who sued Sony BMG Music Entertainment, UMG Recordings Inc. and other top music distribution services for allegedly colluding to impose high prices and unfavorable terms on them urged a New York federal court on Wednesday to grant class certification in the case.
July 19, 2011
A New York federal court dismissed all claims Monday against Bertelsmann Inc., Time Warner Inc. and Sony Corp. of America in a multidistrict class action alleging a conspiracy to raise digital music prices, ruling the plaintiffs can only target the companies' subsidiaries.