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)

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