Abstract

This business update discusses about Universal Music Group (UMG) suing MySpace for copyright infringement of the work of its artists. UMG also claimed damages of US$ 1,50,000 for each unauthorized music or video posted on the site. MySpace alleged that the lawsuit files was unfortunate and the fine imposed was unjust. However, analysts opined that MySpace sought protection from Digital Millenium Copyright Act, which would exempt it from copyright violation lawsuits.

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Keywords

Universal Music Group, MySpace, copyright infringement, News Corporation, social networking, audio fingerprinting technology, web 2.0, Google Inc, Fox Interactive Media, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, search engine, filtering system, copyright violation