Monday, December 11, 2006

BL10: CUFADM02A Posting: Finding / Describing a Copyright, Licensing or Intellectual Property

-Search Engine: www.bbc.co.uk
-Search Terms: copyright dispute case
-Zomba Records had alleged that MP3.com, a unit of the French media giant Vivendi Universal, had infringed its artists' copyright on its MyMP3.com service.
  1. The service allowed users to create a virtual locker of CDs, enabling people to listen to them from any computer.
  2. Zomba claimed that MP3.com did not pay royalties to the artists whose music was involved.

    -The two parties have now settled the dispute and have established a licensing arrangement in order to work together in future, although the terms have yet to be revealed.

    -MP3.com said it was pleased the case with Zomba had been settled, particularly since its stated aim since its buy-out by Vivendi, is to run a legitimate service.

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