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by Baldbvrhunter 890 days ago
UMG Recordings, Inc. v. MP3.com, Inc. was decided April 28, 2000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMG_v._MP3.com

Users could insert an audio CD into their drive, upload the ID of it to my.MP3.com and listen to them on demand.

It was ruled in favor of the record labels against MP3.com and the service on the copyright law provision of "making mechanical copies for commercial use without permission from the copyright owner." Before damage was awarded, MP3.com settled with the plaintiff, UMG Recordings, for $53.4 million, in exchange for the latter's permission to use its entire music collection.