E-Commerce Law: E-Commerce Law Briefs: Week of October 8, 2007

E-Commerce Law Briefs: Week of October 8, 2007

The owner of the copyrights in recent recordings by pop singer Britney Spears has filed an infringement suit against gossip site perezhilton.com. Music label Zomba alleges that the site and its operator, Mario Lavandeira, illegally obtained and posted at least ten completed songs and unfinished demos from Spears’s new album. The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages, attorney’s fees, and costs.

(Link: Site sued over Britney Spears songs at LATimes.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.

Technorati Tags: Perez Hilton, Britney Spears, copyright

Posted by Jonathan Frieden on October 15, 2007 at 09:44 AM in E-Commerce Law, E-Commerce Law Briefs, E-Commerce News | Permalink

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