Music Publishers Sue XM For Copyright Infringement

XM Satellite Radio was hit with a second copyright infringement lawsuit Thursday over its bundled XM + MP3 player service. A group of 26 music publishers, including EMI Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Sony/ATV Music and Viacom’s Famous Music, filed a suit in federal district court in New York to “put an end to the pervasive and willful copyright infringement” of their compositions on “iPod-like devices controlled by XM,” Billboard Biz reported. The publishers seek a maximum of $150,000 per infringement

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