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Entertainment & Sports

Feb. 4, 2012

Google lawyers shut out of music litigation

Lawyers for Google Inc. were shut down Wednesday when they attempted to file an amicus brief in ongoing litigation between music label Capitol Records LLC and digital music reseller ReDigi Inc.

By Erica E. Phillips
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Lawyers for Google Inc. were shut down Wednesday when they asked a New York federal judge for permission to file an amicus brief in ongoing litigation between music label Capitol Records LLC and ReDigi Inc., an online service that allows users to resell copies of their digital music files. In a letter to U.S. District Judge Richard J. Sullivan, Kathryn J. Fritz of Fenwick & West LLP pointed to Capitol's arguments in its motion...

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