Intellectual Property
Jul. 17, 2012
Infringement suit against CBS allowed to proceed
A lawsuit against CBS Interactive brought by dozens of musical artists can go forward, U.S. District Court Judge Dale S. Fischer ruled last week.
By Ben Adlin
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A lawsuit against CBS Interactive brought by dozens of musical artists can go forward, U.S. District Court Judge Dale S. Fischer ruled last week.
Plaintiffs claim CBS Interactive, which owns CNET Networks Inc., is liable for copyright infringement that occurred when users of third-party LimeWire's music-sharing software downloaded copyrighted songs and other files. Defendants claimed CBS was too far removed from the illegal act...
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