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Universal Music Demands Insurer Pay For Infringement Damages

Posted by Unknown on from the universal-infringement-care dept.

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. I've never wished so hard before... by Robert+Zenz · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...that the law to disconnect copyright infringers from the internet would have gone through.

    1. Re:I've never wished so hard before... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      But corporations are people! Haven't you heard?

    2. Re:I've never wished so hard before... by Pence128 · · Score: 5, Funny

      If only we could end world hunger by grinding up corporations.

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  2. Canadian dollar slipping? by narcc · · Score: 5, Funny

    $50 million to compensate for hundreds of thousands of infringing uses of sound recordings.

    $50 million is only like 2 or 3 pirated mp3's here in the states.

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  3. They can go... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    CRIA river

  4. Re:I don't see a problem.... by dkf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Still, it boils down to media company vs. insurance company vs. lawyers, and I think it's pretty obvious the only winner out of that triumvirate is going to be lawyers. Oh well, I guess two out of three will just have to do.

    You're forgetting the rule that nobody out-evils an insurance company. After all, someone had to teach it to the lawyers...

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  5. Re:It's Standard Corporate Punishment by znerk · · Score: 3, Funny

    Any idea where I can get some "bank robbery" insurance? I have this fool-proof plan for making millions in minutes, if I could only get around that "going to jail for decades" bit...

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