Surprise! Record Labels Sue LimeWire

By Geoff Duncan
August 07, 2006

Now that Kazaa has been sued into legitimacy, guess what? The world's largest music labels have filed suit against file-sharing service LimeWire.

You knew it had to happen: once Australia's Kazaa file sharing service was forced to pay damages and declare its intentions to go legit, the world's largest records labels are turning their attention to still-running file sharing services. And on Friday August 4, Sony BMG, EMI Group, Universal Music, and Warner Music Group filed suit against peer-to-peer sharing service LimeWire in Manhattan federal court, alleging the company profits from "massive" copyright infringement on its network as users illegally download music. The suit seeks $150,000 for each song "willfully infringed" by LimeWire, and personally named LimeWire CEO Mark Gorton and COO Greg Bildson as defendants.

The labels' complaint sites the now-famous MGM vs. Grokster decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, alleging LimeWire is not only aware of piracy ...

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