25.05.2007 11:35 Uhr, Quelle: Hardmac.com

Another class Action Involving Apple

Source : http://www.appleinsider.comA small music label, Dawg Music, has launched a suit implicating both worldwide Labels and their partners for online music stores. Both labels, Universal Music Group and Warner Music, are said to have negotiated and settled agreements with online music stores partners for Grisman's library without owning the rights to do so, as Dawg Music owns the copyrights. Claims are so broad that all the targets of the lawsuit, including Apple via its iTunes Store, would have to compensate Dawg Music should it win its battle in the central California court: $150,000 for every work whose copyright was violated in other words millions of US$. Without commenting further, as we do not know much more about this story, it is clear that Apple has been associated with this class-action to increase impact of this news among news networks. Apple should further recruit resources for its Legal department..

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