In a 57-page ruling ... U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa found that Grooveshark’s founders had ordered employees to upload thousands of unlicensed songs in order to burnish the site’s popularity. He also concluded that the executives, over the course of litigation with the music industry, had deleted records of the uploads and some of Grooveshark’s source code in an apparent effort to cover up their activities.
The tone of the ruling is harsh and concludes with a so-called judgment as a matter of law in favor of nine record labels, including UMG and Sony. For practical purposes, it will likely lead to Grooveshark being shuttered and a multimillion damage award against the executives.
See the full article at https://gigaom.com/2014/09/30/victory-against-grooveshark-shows-music-industry-has-upper-hand-on-sharing-sites.
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