Earlier this year, the four primary members of the Canadian Recording Industry Association (now Music Canada) – Warner Music Canada, Sony BMG Music Canada, EMI Music Canada, and Universal Music Canada – settled the largest copyright class action lawsuit in Canadian history by agreeing to pay over $50 million to […]
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Lawyers Weekly on Baker Copyright Class Action
The Lawyers Weekly has coverage of the Chet Baker copyright class action against the recording industry that could involve as much as $6 billion in liability.
Canadian Recording Industry Hit With $6 Billion Copyright Lawsuit
Appeared in the Toronto Star on December 7, 2009 as Record industry faces liability over `infringement' Chet Baker was a leading jazz musician in the 1950s, playing trumpet and providing vocals. Baker died in 1988, yet he is about to add a new claim to fame as the lead plaintiff […]
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