Following a lawsuit coordinated by industry body the RIAA,rightsholders are awarded maximum damages and given green light to seize domain namesMusic filesharing site MP3Skull has been slapped with a $22.2m (£15.8m) damages bill after losing a lawsuit filed by record labels in the US.
The labels, working through industry body the RIAA, or won a default judgment against the site,with the judge in the case awarding maximum statutory damages of $150k for each of the 148 songs submitted as evidence.
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Source: theguardian.com