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Perez Premieres New Litigation Tactic « Popsquire
o get even for a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Zomba Records, Perez Hilton announced last night that he will not blog about any Zomba-related artists, including Leona Lewis, Jennifer Lopez, Whitney Houston, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Pink, and many more. Zomba filed a lawsuit against Perez on October 11, 2007, because Perez allegedly leaked approximately ten songs from Britney Spears’ Blackout album before its release date.
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- Perez claims that Sony BMG — which owns Zomba — is making “outrageous demands” to settle the lawsuit. This means that the parties are discussing settlement, which always starts with “outrageous demands.” Expect Perez to cough up some dinero to make the case go away, although he may be kicking and screaming the whole time.
- Perez writes, “Sony BMG may win this battle, but at the end of the day we will be the ones laughing.” If Zomba’s attorneys are awake, they will grill Perez about this statement in deposition. Perez clearly has reached the conclusion that he may be held liable. Find out why!
Perez makes two big admissions in his strategy announcement:
Sony BMG's hypocrisy: company busted for using warez
PointDev, a French software company that makes Windows administration tools, received a call from a Sony BMG IT employee for support. After Sony BMG supplied a pirated license code for Ideal Migration, one of PointDev's products, the software maker was able to mandate a seizure of Sony BMG's assets.
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PointDev, a French software company that makes Windows administration tools, received a call from a Sony BMG IT employee for support. After Sony BMG supplied a pirated license code for Ideal Migration, one of PointDev's products, the software maker was able to mandate a seizure of Sony BMG's assets.
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