Hip hop mix sharing platform Spinrilla Has agreed to pay the major record labels 5000 $10, 000 in damages, And surrender their domain names, To end a long legal battle over copyright.

Record company 2017 First prosecution in the United States Spinrilla, Accused the mixing service of infringing their copyright, Their music was included in the mix without permission. while Spinrilla claim, It previously had good relationships with those labels, And under U. S. copyright law, Its services are protected by a safe harbor, No liability, Because it has a system, Through the system, rights holders can request the removal of remixes that contain unlicensed music.

however, in 2020 years, The judge overseeing the case ruled by summary judgment, Spinrilla All the necessary conditions to enjoy safe harbor protection were not met, This means that it is actually liable for copyright infringement.

What does this liability mean in terms of damages? That will be for the jury to decide. If the jury finds that the tort was intentional, So what the music company identified as unlicensed use 4082 Each capital in the track will be obtained 15 A $10, 000 settlement. This could mean a total loss of more than 6 Hundreds of millions of dollars.

therefore, 5000 $10, 000 is the result of a bargain. A legal document from the court confirmed, Without a jury, The two sides have reached an agreement on damages, demand "In favor of the plaintiff, Verdict against the defendant, The amount of compensation is 5000 Ten thousand dollars, Including court costs and attorneys' fees" .

Spinrilla And its founder Jeffrey．Copland (Jeffrey Copeland) And promised not to run it again Spinrilla Service or use Spinrilla brand. They will no longer infringe on the copyright of the record companies, In addition, The defendant shall disclose the domain name in accordance with the terms of the confidential settlement agreement and the disclaimer between the parties spinrilla. com Assignment to plaintiff.

therefore, goodbye, Spinrilla. (Be compiled from completemusicupdate. com)

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