Mixtape Hosting Platform Spinrilla Ordered to Shut Down & Pay $50M in Piracy Damages

Hip-hop mixtape website Spinrilla has been ordered to shut down and pay multiple record companies $50 million for copyright infringement.

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Spinrilla Will Shut Down and Pay $50m Piracy Damages to Music Labels

Popular mixtape platform Spinrilla has signed a settlement agreement with several major music companies, which are backed by the RIAA.

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Spinrilla Wants to Ban the Terms ‘Piracy’ and ‘Theft’ at RIAA Trial

Mixtape platform Spinrilla faces several major record labels and significant copyright infringement damages in a trial set to begin next month.

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Record Labels Want to Know if Piracy Trial Jurors are Hip-Hop Fans

Popular mixtape platform Spinrilla is being sued by several major record labels. Both sides are preparing questions for potential jurors.

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RIAA Defeats False DMCA Takedown Notice Claims in Court * TorrentFreak

Popular mixtape platform Spinrilla has failed in its legal quest to hold the RIAA liable for willingly sending inaccurate takedown notices.

Record Labels Secure Big Win in Piracy Lawsuit Against Spinrilla * TorrentFreak

Several RIAA labels have secured a major win in their court battle against the popular hip-hop mixtape service Spinrilla. A federal court in Atlanta has ruled that the company is liable for direct copyright infringement after it streamed thousands of infringing works. In addition, the mixtape service can't rely on the DMCA's safe harbor since it failed to register an official agent.

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RIAA’s Misuse of the DMCA Can’t Go Unpunished, Spinrilla Tells Court http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~3/gGHVX0Kv3u0/ #spinrilla #afeat #News #DMCA #RIAA
RIAA's Misuse of the DMCA Can't Go Unpunished, Spinrilla Tells Court * TorrentFreak

Popular mixtape platform Spinrilla wants the RIAA to be held liable for sending inaccurate takedown notices. Responding to a motion to dismiss from the music industry group, the mixtape service stresses that the RIAA was well aware of its wrongdoing and that it doesn't matter whether any files were actually removed or not.

RIAA Denies ‘False Takedown’ Allegations, Asks Court to Dismiss Case http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~3/Ota5KiNjAZI/ #spinrilla #afeat #News #RIAA
RIAA Denies 'False Takedown' Allegations, Asks Court to Dismiss Case * TorrentFreak

The RIAA denies that it willingly sent false takedown notices to the mixtape service Spinrilla. In a new filing at a federal court in Atlanta, the music group refutes claims that it abused the DMCA takedown process. On the contrary, it believes that it had the right to remove a file which, according to Spinrilla, is clearly not infringing.

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Mixtape Service Sues RIAA for Sending False Takedown Notices * TorrentFreak

Popular hip-hop mixtape site and app Spinrilla has sued the RIAA for sending false takedown notices. The company believes that the music group relies on text searches, without properly checking if the content is infringing. The mixtape site informs the court that these faulty notices harm its goodwill and reputation, so is requesting damages in return.