Capitol Records LLC, Capitol Christian Music Group Inc., and Virgin Records IR Holdings Inc. won a copyright infringement lawsuit against the online digital music resale company ReDigi.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Dec. 12 that ReDigi, an online marketplace that brokered sales of legally-purchased music files, infringed on the rights of the copyright holders because the technology system made unauthorized copies of the songs.
The decision upholds a $3.5 million judgment for Capitol Records, Capitol Christian Music, and Virgin Records.
Terry Hart, legal policy and copyright counsel for copyright advocacy group Copyright Alliance, praised the ...
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