Grooveshark Faces 17 Billion Dollar Lawsuit

UMG Recordings, which is part of Universal, is seeking restitutions in the amount of 17 billion dollars against Central Florida's Grooveshark, an online music streaming service.

The suit accuses Geller, senior vice president of external affairs for Grooveshark, company co-founders Sam Tarantino and Joshua Greenberg, vice president of public relations Benjamin Westermann-Clark, creative director Josh Ashenden, software developer Chanel Munezero and quality assurance employee Nikola Arabadjiev of intentionally uploading thousands of songs that the company didn’t own the license to. If the court rules against Grooveshark, the company could be through, and Geller and his colleagues could be forced to pay some serious restitution.

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