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In 2007, jurors decided that the single mother with two children must pay $9,250 for each of 24 shared songs that were the subject of the lawsuit, amounting to $222,000 in penalties. In the first half of the '00s decade, the RIAA filed about 30,000 copyright cases against individuals, most of whom have settled out of court.—Xfinity Music Programmers (AP Photo/Julia Cheng)
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Garth Brooks vs....Garth Brooks recently demanded that a hospital in Oklahoma return a $500,000 donation he made after medical executives reportedly reneged on a deal to name a building after the country singer's late mother. A lawsuit filed in Rogers County District Court seeks a return of the December 2005 donation to Integris Canadian Valley Regional Hospital. Brooks alleges that hospital representatives presented mock-ups of additions bearing Colleen Brooks' name during meetings.—Xfinity Music Programmers(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Record Labels vs...The 'American Idol' judge was brought into court in 2009 by Atlantic, Motown, Sony, Warner Brothers and other labels. The record companies sought a generous compensation fee after claiming that her show violated the copyrights of more than 1,000 songs when they were played on the show without permission.—Xfinity Music Programmers (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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RIAA vs. NapsterNapster founder Shawn Fanning wasn't dreaming in 1999 when The Recording Industry Association of America sued his file sharing service in a lawsuit that dragged on for over seven years. In August of 2007, Napster representatives ended the last of the company's lawsuits when they agreed to pay the National Music Publishers Association $130 million to settle the remaining copyright claims.—Xfinity Music Programmers (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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Joe Satriani and...Guitarist Joe Satriani claimed in court that Coldplay's Grammy-winning “Viva La Vida” was taken from his instrumental “If I Could Fly.” Court battles continued to heat up when Cat Stevens dug his claws into the band for stealing one of his melodies, but the charges in both cases were subsequently dropped.—Xfinity Music Programmers (AP Photo/Tobin Grimshaw, CP)
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RIAA vs. Jammie ...In 2007, jurors decided that the single mother with two children must pay $9,250 for each of 24 shared songs that were the subject of the lawsuit, amounting to $222,000 in penalties. In the first half of the '00s decade, the RIAA filed about 30,000 copyright cases against individuals, most of whom have settled out of court.—Xfinity Music Programmers (AP Photo/Julia Cheng)
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James Sabatino v...James Sabatino, a former consultant for Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment Inc., filed a lawsuit against the hip hop mogul for more than $19 million in damages in 2007. Sabatino claimed that Combs owed him big time for royalties from the late Notorious B.I.G.'s music.—Xfinity Music Programmers (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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The Beatles' App...Between 1978 and 2006, multiple court battles have come to fruition between Apple Corps (owned by The Beatles) and Apple Inc. over competing trademark rights.—Xfinity Music Programmers (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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IFPI vs. KazaaIn 2006, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry settled a lawsuit against Sharman Netwoks, the company that owns Kazaa, for $115,000,000 in damages to Universal Music, Sony BMG, EMI and Warner Music to settle global piracy lawsuits.—Xfinity Music Programmers (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
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RIAA vs. 12-Year...In 2003, The Recording Industry Association of America filed lawsuits against 261 individuals for copyright infringement, including a twelve-year-old honors student in New York. Copyright violators can be held liable for up to $150,000 per song but the girl's mother agreed to pay $2,000 to settle the lawsuit.—Xfinity Music Programmers (AP Photo/EyePress)
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Rickey Allen vs....In December of 2009, the members of Destiny's child settled a three-year-long lawsuit with Chicago songwriter, Rickey Allen, who claimed that the trio's song "Cater 2 U" was his.—Xfinity Music Programmers (AP Photo/Michael Caulfield)
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MCS vs. Microsof...In 2009, Music Copyright Solutions alleged that Microsoft, Yahoo, and RealNetworks improperly licensed the rights to more than 200 compositions that they offered as on-demand streams or limited downloads via the Zune Marketplace, Yahoo Music, and Rhapsody. They clam that copyright violations have lead to damages of $900,000 and the potential liability for each defendant could number into the tens of billions of dollars.—Xfinity Music Programmers (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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