MP3.com faces the music

 

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In an unusual case that pits proponents of the MP3 downloading technology against one another, PlayMedia adds MP3.com to its lawsuit against Nullsoft--just days after MP3.com files to go public. "PlayMedia is compelled by obvious business imperatives...to defend any and all of its valuable intellectual property, regardless of whom the alleged infringer may be." - Brian Litman, PlayMedia CEO

MP3.com named in copyright lawsuit Net music technology developer PlayMedia Systems says it has added MP3.com to its pending lawsuit against Nullsoft, creator of the Winamp MP3 player. MP3.com files for IPO The music news, download, and community site looks to raise up to $115 million in its IPO, according to a filing with the SEC. MP3 copyright lawsuit inches along A dispute between two MP3 companies over alleged copyright infringement has taken a small step forward, with the accused stipulating to a preliminary injunction. Microsoft hears the sound of music news analysis The online music business may have undergone a sea change with the marketing agreement between Sony and Microsoft.