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Litigation

Dec. 5, 2013

Aimee Mann scores victory in MediaNet lawsuit

In what could signal an emerging trend in the online music community, the singer-songwriter won the first round of a copyright infringement suit against the online music distributor.


By Giles Clarke


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In what could signal a shift in the digital music distribution world, singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, best known for her 1980s hit "Voices Carry," won the first round of a lawsuit for copyright infringement and contract rescission against online music distributor MediaNet Digital Inc.


Mann had entered into a three-year online distribution deal with MediaNet in 2003, with the option of an auto...

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