Jay-Z’s Record Label Battles With MySpace
Jay-Z’s fans got a sneak preview last week of his much-anticipated album, “Kingdom Come,” much to the dismay of the rapper himself.
Jay-Z’s record label, Universal Music Group, announced Tuesday it will launch a lawsuit against the popular site MySpace after it released the entire album.
The mammoth label is suing the site for $150,000 for copyright infringement on every unauthorized song and video that MySpace has on its servers.
A spokesperson for Univeral Music says, “The suit is intended to protect the rights of our artists and songwriters and do something about the massive infringement that is going on.”
Kingdom Come is to be released on Tuesday, Nov. 21.
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