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Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports

May 3, 2011

Sink or Swim: Can Grooveshark Maneuver the Ocean of Copyright Laws?

Recognized as one of the top music Web sites, will Grooveshark's bite be backed by copyright law?

Nickolas B. Solish

Imagine using the Internet to listen to any song you wanted to for free. Now imagine putting those songs into playlists, sharing them with friends, and listening to them from your mobile phone. This is the concept behind Grooveshark.com, listed in Time Magazine's "Best Websites of 2010," a Web site where users can upload music and listen to other users' musical uploads.

Recently, Google.com removed Grooveshark's application from the Android mobile store for violating Googl...

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