How Apple Influenced The Labels To Shut Down My Music Streaming Startup

Re:How Apple Influenced The Labels To Shut Down My Music Str... by tantalor on Thursday July 23, 2015 @08:03AM (#9935157)

Can somebody with background on the law please explain how this is or isn't an anti-competitive practice? i.e., Warner Bros sues Apple's rival at Apple's request.

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Re:How Apple Influenced The Labels To Shut Down My Music Str... by lnanek2 on Thursday July 23, 2015 @10:41AM (#9935982)

Well, reading the article, this guy had an illegal business finding illegal music on the internet for people to play for free they didn't have rights to. A label sued him. The end.

Apple doesn't have much to do with it. They had a legal music business and negotiated to pay the labels, as they should, since the labels own the music rights. They and the labels correctly figured out their competitors were illegal, and they sued.

Should you not be able to sue someone doing something illegal just because they are in the same business as you?

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Re:How Apple Influenced The Labels To Shut Down My Music Str... by s73v3r on Thursday July 23, 2015 @12:38PM (#9936852)

For one, there's no actual evidence that actually happened.

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Re:How Apple Influenced The Labels To Shut Down My Music Str... by InfiniteEntropy on Thursday July 23, 2015 @08:04AM (#9935161)

Because in America its only anti-competitive if you can't pay off the people who decide if it is.

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Re:How Apple Influenced The Labels To Shut Down My Music Str... by s73v3r on Thursday July 23, 2015 @12:39PM (#9936858)

Care to point out where this guy's startup was paying royalties for the music streamed?

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