13
labels
have filed a copyrightinfringement lawsuit against MP3Board.com, which is an MP3 search
engine. The suit was filed Friday in US District Court for the
Southern District Of New York. It says that the site is "Cultivating
a huge network of computer users who seek to distribute their
own unauthorized MP3 sound recordings. Some of the labels leading
the latest witch hunt are: Warner Bros. Records, Atlantic Recording
Corp., and Elektra Entertainment Group. Capitol Records, BMG,
Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Hollywood
Records. The labels seek an injunction and damages that could
run as high as $150,000 per infringement. The latest suit comes
in retaliation for a lawsuit MP3Board.com filed against the RIAA.
The RIAA sent the website a letter demanding that the site cease
its infringing conduct; the suit seeks a ruling that MP3Board’s
service does not infringe on copyrights. In another blow to music
downloaders, word around the industry is that Napster is in talks
to settle with the Major labels to avoid an Injunction, and to
figure out a way to become profitable.