The suit has been brought against MusicCity, Grokster and
Empowerment which provide users with the facility to trade music
and non-music files through peer-to-peer (P2) networks. MusicCity
and Grokster were also named in a recent suit brought by the RIAA
and MPAA.
In September of this year, the NMPA struck a deal with Napster
in which Napster agreed to pay $26 million to settle the dispute.
The agreement includes terms under which songwriters and music
publishers will license their music to Napster's forthcoming
subscription-based service.
MusicCity said that it is “vigorously” defending any lawsuit of
this type which may be brought against it.
