More record companies take aim at music search engine SeeqPod
EMI and Capitol Records have jumped on the bandwagon, filing suit against music search engine SeeqPod for copyright infringement in New York. They follow in the footsteps of Warner Music, which took action against the site in California in January 2008. There has yet to be a settlement in that case. But EMI and Capitol have upped the ante, targeting individual users and investors, in addition to the company itself, for monetary damages.
Instead of naming SeeqPod as the only defendant, the suit also lists its chief executive, Kasian Franks, and investors Raf Podowski and Shekhar Lodha as individuals. The record companies are seeking billions of dollars in damages - more than any of these people could reasonably pay. In doing so, they hope to send a strong message to technology executives profiting from music sharing services that they consider to be illegal. Despite the pressure, SeeqPod says it will stand firm, and continue with business as usual for the time being.
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