UK Distributor Accused of Running ‘Huge Music Piracy Operation’ on iTunes With Apple’s Blessing
Apple and U.K. music distributor Adasam are conspiring to sell downloads of pirated recordings in the iTunes store, alleged heirs to composers Harold Arlen, Ray Henderson and Harry Warren. Apple and Adasam “failed to obtain any license that would authorize…
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them to reproduce, distribute, or sell the recordings,” said a complaint (in Pacer) Monday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. “Adasam is operating a huge music piracy operation,” it said. “Apple had actual knowledge of, or willfully chose to ignore, the evidence of piracy, and participated in the infringement on a massive scale.” Defendants allegedly “are nothing more than modern tape pirates and their conduct constitutes willful copyright infringement,” it said. Attempts to reach the companies Tuesday were unsuccessful.