Tag archive: Greg Bildson

You knew it had to happen: once Australia's Kazaa file sharing service was forced to pay damages and declare its intentions to go legit, the world's largest records labels are turning their attention to still-running file sharing services. And on Friday August 4, Sony BMG, EMI Group, Universal Music, and Warner Music Group filed suit against peer-to-peer sharing service LimeWire in Manhattan federal court, alleging the company… Read More

The Recording Industry Association of America, which plans to file hundreds more lawsuits in October, did not specify how much it collected from the settlements it announced on Monday. Defense lawyers familiar with some cases said payments ranged from $2,500 to $7,500 each, with at least one settlement for as much as $10,000. No admission of wrongdoing The settlements, which do not include any admission of wrongdoing, require Internet… Read More