MCS Music America, a copyright administration outfit that’s a subsidiary of the British firm Conexion Media Group PLC has filed suit in a Tennessee court against Microsoft, Real Networks, and Yahoo, claiming the companies’ streaming services provide access to tracks that the companies do not have permission to distribute. The suit seeks $150,000 for each act of infringement—meaning every time the songs are downloaded or streamed—and to have the tracks immediately removed from the online music services. The suit covers tens of thousands of tracks from a dozen or more music labels and artists like Aretha Franklin, Emmylou Harris, and even Grand Funk Railroad.
