UMG Recordings, Inc. v. MP3.com, Inc.
| UMG Recordings, Inc. v. MP3.com, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Court | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York |
| Full case name | UMG Recordings, Inc. v. MP3.com, Inc. |
| Decided | April 28, 2000 |
| Docket nos. | 1:00-cv-00472 |
| Citation | 92 F. Supp. 2d 349 (S.D.N.Y. 2000) |
| Holding | |
| Distribution of legitimately purchased music files via the Internet entails the creation of copies that require authorization under U.S. copyright law. | |
| Court membership | |
| Judge sitting | Jed S. Rakoff |
| Keywords | |
| Copyright, Fair Use, Transformative use | |
UMG Recordings, Inc. v. MP3.com, Inc., 92 F. Supp. 2d 349 (S.D.N.Y. 2000) was a landmark case of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York concerning the unauthorized copying of copyrighted materials on the Internet. The case concerned unauthorized duplication by the company MP3.com of songs from a wide selection of compact discs for the purposes of launching a service that allowed users to access their private music collections online from anywhere in the world. This business model was ruled to be a violation of American copyright law.