Media
Sep. 28, 2016
Record companies sue "stream ripping" service provider
The service, allowing users to download audio from YouTube for free, allegedly infringes copyright.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A group of major record companies filed a joint lawsuit on Monday against a German company that provides "stream ripping" services, claiming that its operators are profiting from the "illicit delivery" of free music.
The company, PMD Technologie UG, operates a service known as "YouTube-mp3," which allows users to download audio tracks contained in videos streamed by Yo...
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