Capitol Records, Inc. et al v. MP3TUNES, LLC et al

  1. November 12, 2015

    EMI Granted $3M In Fees In MP3Tunes Copyright Trial

    A New York federal judge awarded record label EMI $3 million in attorneys' fees Thursday, pared from the $7.1 million it asked for after winning an infringement trial against defunct music storage service MP3Tunes and its founder, saying the request included "vague" entries and high rates.

  2. April 03, 2015

    Judge Slices EMI's $7M Fee Bid For 'Pyrrhic' MP3Tunes Win

    A New York federal judge on Friday ruled record label EMI will see only a "fraction" of its $7 million fee request after winning an infringement trial against defunct music storage service MP3Tunes and its founder, saying EMI's scorched-earth tactics led to a "Pyrrhic victory."

  3. September 29, 2014

    MP3Tunes Exec Gets $48M EMI Verdict Slashed

    A New York federal judge cut record label EMI's $48 million jury verdict against defunct music storage service MP3Tunes and its founder by about $33 million on Monday, ruling many of EMI's claims were "just too big to succeed," with little evidence for their key liability theories.

  4. May 23, 2014

    EMI Says MP3Tunes Founder Can't Pare $48M In Damages

    Record label EMI on Friday urged a New York federal judge to reject defunct music storage service MP3Tunes founder Michael Robertson's motion to slash the $48 million jury verdict EMI won in their long-running copyright infringement dispute, saying Robertson's attack on the verdict is baseless.

  5. March 26, 2014

    EMI Awarded $41M In MP3Tunes Copyright Trial

    A New York federal jury on Wednesday awarded record label EMI roughly $41 million in a long-running copyright infringement case against defunct music storage service MP3Tunes and its founder Michael Robertson.

  6. March 19, 2014

    Jury Says MP3Tunes, Founder Liable In EMI Copyright Case

    A New York federal jury on Wednesday found defunct music storage service MP3Tunes LLC and its founder liable for copyright infringement in a long-running suit by record label EMI, capping a three-week trial.

  7. March 17, 2014

    EMI Says MP3Tunes Founder Infringed Tracks As Trial Wraps

    The founder of defunct music storage service MP3Tunes LLC should be found liable for infringing thousands of copyrights on songs, an attorney for record label EMI told a New York federal jury on Monday, concluding arguments in a three-week trial.

  8. May 14, 2013

    EMI Wins Bid For Review In MP3Tunes Copyright Row

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday partially granted EMI record labels' motion to reconsider a 2011 ruling that found that defunct music storage service MP3TunesLLC was protected by safe harbor laws, saying the decision relied on another ruling that was later reversed.

  9. February 14, 2013

    EMI Attacks Safe-Harbor Ruling In MP3Tunes Copyright Row

    EMI record labels on Thursday asked a federal judge to reconsider a ruling that defunct music storage service MP3Tunes LLC was protected by safe harbor laws, arguing that the Second Circuit's decision in the Viacom-YouTube case changes the rules.

  10. January 11, 2012

    EMI Can't Appeal Music Copyright Ruling Midtrial: Judge

    A New York federal judge on Monday refused to allow EMI Inc. and other record labels to appeal, during trial, a ruling that safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act shielded online music storage services from copyright infringement allegations for pre-1972 recordings.

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