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Universal Music Group has reportedly filed a lawsuit against music service Grooveshark over alleged copyright violations.
According to a report at CNET, the complaint alleges Grooveshark management has led an effort to upload more than 100,000 songs to the music service and claims to have supporting emails and documents. Universal is reported to be seeking the maximum in damages of $150,000 per infringing act.
A statement provided to Billboard.biz by a Universal Music Group spokesperson claims Grooveshark's senior management and employees "have personally uploaded tens of thousands of recordings to the service in clear violation of the law."
According to CNET, Universal says it has evidence of thousands of songs uploaded being by the company's executives. And the claim points to a Digital Music News post from April in which a commenter claiming to be a Grooveshark employee details how management tasks its employees with uploading songs into its system.
MORE IN LINK: Universal Music Group Sues Grooveshark: Report | Billboard.biz
According to a report at CNET, the complaint alleges Grooveshark management has led an effort to upload more than 100,000 songs to the music service and claims to have supporting emails and documents. Universal is reported to be seeking the maximum in damages of $150,000 per infringing act.
A statement provided to Billboard.biz by a Universal Music Group spokesperson claims Grooveshark's senior management and employees "have personally uploaded tens of thousands of recordings to the service in clear violation of the law."
According to CNET, Universal says it has evidence of thousands of songs uploaded being by the company's executives. And the claim points to a Digital Music News post from April in which a commenter claiming to be a Grooveshark employee details how management tasks its employees with uploading songs into its system.
MORE IN LINK: Universal Music Group Sues Grooveshark: Report | Billboard.biz