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Record industry warns of new lawsuits

The Recording Industry Association of America has begun preparing a second round of file-swapping lawsuits, notifying 204 individuals that they are in line to be sued for copyright infringement. Unlike with the previous wave of suits, the record labels’ trade association is giving the lawsuit targets warning this time around, offering them a chance to settle before the suits are …

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Microsoft sued over music downloads

A small New York company has sued Microsoft, charging that the software giant’s new music download service in Europe infringes on a nearly 20-year-old patent it owns. E-Data, a Long Island-based company that’s focused largely on licensing its patents, contends that Microsoft, Internet service provider Tiscali and digital music company OD2 are collectively trespassing on its rights with their . …

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