Music labels sue Internet Archive over digitized record collection
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Universal Music Group , Sony Music Entertainment and other record labels on Friday sued the nonprofit Internet Archive for copyright infringement over its streaming collection of digitized music from vintage records.

Universal Music Group (UMG.AS), Sony Music Entertainment (6758.T) and other record labels on Friday sued the nonprofit Internet Archive for copyright infringement over its streaming collection of digitized music from vintage records.

  • @[email protected]English
    15•11 months ago

    The labels said their damages in the case could be as high as $412 million.

    Yeah, I’m sure. They also said:

    The lawsuit said the recordings are all available on authorized streaming services and “face no danger of being lost, forgotten, or destroyed.”

    How are you gonna make $4m on those recordings if everyone streams them from Spotify etc? Talking out of both sides of the mouth. Fuck these people.

    • @dangblingusEnglish
      3•11 months ago

      Pretty sure them only existing on authorized streaming services means they’re in direct danger of being lost, forgotten, or destroyed. Copyright holders generally are against preservation. They love it when their products are scarce.