Friday, 21. February 2003
Topic: - on February 21, 2003 at 7:03:23 AM CET
Bertelsmann sued for $17 billion over Napster
A music industry group including publishers of rock hits ranging from "Jailhouse Rock" to "Walk Like An Egyptian" sued Bertelsmann AG for $17 billion, alleging the German media company helped the one-time cult song-swap service Napster deprive them of royalties.
Songwriters and composers in the complaint alleged Bertelsmann perpetuated Napster by investing more than $100 million in the Web site that was ultimately forced to close in 2001.
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macdaddy357, 2/21/03, 3:30 PM
Napster was free promotion
Napster gave artists free promotion. The record lndustry took it away to protect their power over artists. "piracy" is a paper tiger. Read more at http://www.dontbuycds.org
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