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Napster Goes After The Record Companies
Posted by Raul Ruiz on Sunday, February 24 @ 00:00:00 EST Antitrust

Law.com is reporting that Northern District of California Chief Judge Marilyn Hall Patel has granted a request by Napster to investigate whether the major record labels in the country have violated antitrust laws (Napster Judge Sings an Antitrust Tune).

Napster's copyright misuse defense is based claims that the major music companies have violated their copyrights by using overly restrictive licensing terms and have behaved in an anit-competitive manner, violating antitrust laws.

 
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