10-Year MP3tunes Copyright Suit Settles For $39 Million

Mealey's (January 31, 2018, 8:21 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on Jan. 26 approved an agreement and consent judgment, settling a decade-long copyright infringement lawsuit brought by a group of record labels and music publishers against the founder of now-defunct online music-sharing service MP3tunes LLC, assessing an agreed-upon $39 million judgment against the defendant and adjourning the case (Capitol Records LLC, et al. v. MP3tunes LLC, et al., No. 1:07-cv-09931, S.D. N.Y.)....