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Universal Music Demands Insurer Pay For Infringement Damages

An anonymous reader writes with a new twist in the recently resolved Canadian music label infringement lawsuit. From the article: "Earlier this year, the four primary members of the Canadian Recording Industry Association (now Music Canada) — Warner Music Canada, Sony BMG Music Canada, EMI Music Canada, and Universal Music Canada — settled the largest copyright class action lawsuit in Canadian history by agreeing to pay over $50 million to compensate for hundreds of thousands of infringing uses of sound recordings. While the record labels did not admit liability, the massive settlement spoke for itself. While the Canadian case has now settled, Universal Music has filed its own lawsuit, this time against its insurer, who it expects to pay the costs of the settlement."

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  1. Yep... by SIR_Taco · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Fucking-Eh!

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  2. Re:Hmmm. by Amouth · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    + millions in profit sharing what didn't he didn't have to pay taxes on..

    the 1$ club is a tax evasion loop hole that only they can pull.

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