E-Commerce Law: E-Commerce Law Briefs: Week of January 15, 2007

E-Commerce Law Briefs: Week of January 15, 2007

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has obtained a $30,750 default judgment for copyright infringement against a 20-year old woman after a similar case was dismissed against her mother. The case is one of 18,000 piracy suits filed in federal courts across the country, many against minors.

(Judge orders daughter of N.Y. defendant to pay in music-piracy case at SilliconValley.com)

AOL has signed Napster as its exclusive online music subscription service. "Once synonymous with piracy in online music, Napster was forced to close in July 2001 after a series of legal battles over piracy and copyright infringement. Software company Roxio later bought Napster and relaunched it as a legal site in 2003. Roxio renamed itself Napster, and shares began trading in January 2005."

(AOL signs Napster as music subscription service at washingtonpost.com)

E-Commerce Law Briefs is a weekly feature appearing each Friday afternoon on E-Commerce Law. Each week, E-Commerce Law Briefs will provide a brief summary and commentary on recent legal news affecting e-commerce businesses.