The action against was a joint effort by the US and UK record industry trade bodies and the globally-focused International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry.

The swift and successful conclusion of this case should send an unmistakable signal to the operators of similar sites”. Sites like these undermine the health of the legitimate marketplace and the livelihoods of millions of music creators worldwide. One of the world’s most egregious stream-ripping sites has shuttered. Welcoming that settlement as it got court approval yesterday, RIAA boss Cary Sherman told reporters: “This is a significant win for millions of music fans, as well as music creators and legitimate music services. The specifics of contributory and authorising infringement vary from country to country, but the legal case against seemed pretty strong in both the US and the UK, which presumably motivated the settlement on Matesanz’s part. That principle says that those who facilitate the infringement of others may also be held liable for that infringement. That constituted direct copyright infringement on Matesanz’s part, given neither the record companies nor YouTube grant permission for users to make permanent copies of music streaming on the Google site.Īlthough Matesanz committed to stop keeping the back-up files, that didn’t stop from being liable for copyright infringement, including so called contributory or authorising infringement. Matesanz previously had a run in with the German record industry back in 2013, in a case that specifically focused on storing back ups of the MP3 files it had converted. He will also pay damages to the US trade body and its members. In it Matesanz committed to shut down his website, hand over its URLs to the RIAA, and to not participate in any copyright infringing ventures in the future. The RIAA sued and its founder Philip Matesanz last year, while the UK’s trade body BPI put the stream-ripping site on notice that it would also take legal action if it didn’t cease and desist.Ī settlement of the American litigation was presented to the court for approval earlier this week.

is officially no more after a US court approved a settlement reached between the Germany-based stream-ripping service and the Recording Industry Association Of America.Īs previously reported, although stream-ripping – converting temporary streams into permanent downloads – isn’t a new phenomenon, it has risen up the music industry’s piracy gripe list in recent years. Business News Digital Legal Top Stories YouTube-mp3 officially shuts down By Chris Cooke | Published on Friday 8 September 2017

Youtubemp3