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Limewire Settles Out Of Court With Four Major Labels For $105 Million
May 21st
The fight is over, as another downloading giant concedes to the RIAA for a nine-figure settlement.
Media downloading platform Limewire has settled out of court with the four major music labels for a reported $105 million, according to RIAA reports. The settlement follows a similar $115 million dollar settlement against Kazaa in 2006.
The damages, including personal liability money from Limewire founder Mark Gorton, is for damages against stolen media from the labels.
RIAA chairman Mitch Bainwol released the following statement: “We are pleased to have reached a large monetary settlement following the court’s finding that both Limewire and its founder Mark Gorton are personally liable for copyright infringement,” Bainwol said. “As the court heard during the last two weeks, Limewire wreaked enormous damage on the music community, helping contribute to thousands of lost jobs and fewer opportunities for aspiring artists.”
NYC Settles Sean Bell Case For $7 Million
Jul 28th
The city of New York has agreed to award family and friends of Sean Bell $7 million for the fatal shooting of the unarmed Black man on his wedding day.
The settlement filed Tuesday will pay $3.25 million to the estate of Sean Bell and $3 million to Joseph Guzman and $900,000 to Trent Benefield, two of Bell’s friends that were with him injured in the shooting.
The lawsuit filed by Bell’s fiancé Nicole Paultre-Bell accused the city of wrongful death, negligence, assault and civil rights violations.
The city’s attorney Michael A. Cardozo released a statement on the case saying,
“We hope that all parties can find some measure of closure by this settlement.”
Nicole Paultre-Bell also spoke on the settlement and says no amount of money can reverse the pain.
“No amount of money can provide closure, no amount of money can make up for the pain. We’ll just try to learn how to live with it and move on.”
Three police officers were acquitted of multiple charges including manslaughter in 2008 for the 2006
shooting of Bell, as he left his bachelor party on his wedding day.
Officers fired 50 shots into Bell’s vehicle outside of a NYC gentleman’s club, one even stopped to reload
before firing 31 shots into the unarmed Black man’s car.
As previously reported Officer Michael Carey filed a countersuit against the Bell estate claiming that he “suffered severe leg injuries” after an intoxicated Bell struck him with his car during the melee.
I hope the family can find some type of peace, officer Micheal Carey
needs to sit down somewhere, at least he’s here to see another day smh…
when I think about the situation, it’s truly a miracle that all of the men in the car
were not killed, it’s a sad situation all the way around.
