12 posts and columns on Grooveshark

Grooveshark Fights a Copyright Lawsuit by Chasing After Anonymous Commenters

in Media on January 18 at 6:22 pm PT

The music service sends subpoenas to Digital Music News, demanding to learn the identity of an accuser. Won’t happen, says publisher Paul Resnikoff.
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News Byte

Join the Club: EMI Sues Grooveshark, Again

in News on January 5 at 1:28 pm PT

EMI Music, which had sued music streaming service Grooveshark in 2009, then ended up cutting a deal with the company, is now suing Grooveshark again. EMI’s publishing unit claims that Grooveshark has yet to pay a royalty on its deal. As the New York Times notes, the suit means that Grooveshark is now in legal fights with all four major music labels.

Sony, Warner Join Suit Against Grooveshark Music Service

in Media on December 15, 2011 at 12:58 pm PT

Two of the world’s largest record companies on Thursday joined a lawsuit against Grooveshark, an online music service they say infringes on their copyrights.

Email is Forever

My favorite story related to our case is the story of a kid who appears in front of the judge for sentencing for the crime of having murdered both his parents saying judge have mercy on me cuz I am an orphan.

– Grooveshark chairman Sina Simantob, from a series of internal emails from 2009 that were made public as part of Universal Music Group’s copyright lawsuit in federal court against Escape Media Group, Grooveshark’s parent company

Here Comes the New Nook. Cloud Sold Separately.

in Media on November 7, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

Barnes & Noble gets ready to offer a tablet that looks a lot like the Kindle Fire — except it will be more expensive and won’t have the proprietary cloud service that Amazon has built. Will anyone notice?
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Music for Nothing and the Fans for Free

in Voices on October 28, 2011 at 5:10 pm PT

Consumers won’t pay for recorded music in the future — but fans will pay for music experiences.

Assistly Extends Customer Service to Facebook Walls

in Social on February 16, 2011 at 10:08 am PT

Assistly helps small businesses provide Web-based customer service and support with a platform that combines more traditional methods like email, chat and phone with Twitter and, as of today, Facebook.

Wishing You a Jazzy Christmas

in Enterprise on December 24, 2010 at 1:51 pm PT

A musical holiday greeting, suitable for tracking Santa’s progress.

Apple Pulls the Plug on Lala, Replaces It With…Nada

in Media on June 1, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

The streaming music service Apple bought in December is gone. There’s nothing in its place–and it may (still) be a while before that changes.

Sue or Sign: EMI Trades Lawsuit for Deal With Music Start-Up Grooveshark

in Media on October 13, 2009 at 9:00 am PT

Well look at that: EMI Music Group, which had been working on a licensing deal with music start-up Grooveshark but ended up suing it instead, now has a licensing deal with Grooveshark after all.
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An Indie Label Sounds Off: Why We Don’t Love Grooveshark

in Media, June 18, 2009 at 4:39 am PT

Another Music Start-Up Sued: EMI Takes Grooveshark to Court

in Media, June 17, 2009 at 5:59 pm PT