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" A spokesman for the trade group declined to discuss the case in detail com/ , copied thousands of songs from CDs and converted them into digital form without obtaining a license from the music labels, according to the suit I'd like you to find a company that did that at that time " A message left with StreamCast officials was not immediately returned StreamCast then created huge databases of digitized songs, copied it onto several computers and played the songs for the public without permission, the suit states "We believe we were compliant with the law streamcastnetworks The industry seeks $150,000 in damages for every copyright work illegally copied in addition to punitive damages "They lose in Los Angeles and they file a new lawsuit in Nashville," Baker said -based StreamCast Networks Inc The Recording Industry Association of America, which often speaks on behalf of the industry, released a brief statement on the lawsuit: "This is another step in our ongoing litigation against StreamCast, a company that we believe is responsible for widespread copyright infringement The record companies filed their complaint against Bellevue, Wash in federal court in Nashville, Tenn Recording Industry Sues StreamCast Jun 3, 6:10 PM EST The recording industry is suing the company behind the Morpheus music file-sharing service, alleging it illegally copied thousands of copyright songs as part of a venture to broadcast music over the Internet Baker said the company would seek to have the suit brought as a related case to the file-sharing lawsuit before the federal court in Los Angeles That case is in appeal com StreamCast Networks: http://www Baker, an attorney for StreamCast in Austin, Texas, said Tuesday the company did nothing wrong and characterized the suit filed last week as an attempt to harass StreamCast following the industry's loss in the file-sharing lawsuit " Ultimately, the Internet music radio venture never got off the ground, Baker said To do so, StreamCast and its predecessors, MusicCity StreamCast's original plan was to stream music over the Internet "It wasn't very clear what the various parties' rights and responsibilities were," he said StreamCast, which is no longer doing business in Nashville, had not yet responded officially to the suit Tuesday Still, Baker said, the copyright laws on Internet broadcasting were not well defined at the time Baker said StreamCast obtained some licenses, including one from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, but the recording companies would not give their permission , another file-sharing service, were not liable for the sharing of copyright works by users of their services com and Infinite Music Inc The industry blames piracy, both the sharing of song files and illegal reproduction of music through CD burning for a three-year slide in sales, and has taken legal action against companies and individuals it suspects of music piracy The move comes less than two months after a federal judge in Los Angeles presiding over a separate lawsuit ruled StreamCast and Grokster Inc ââ‚¬â€?ââ‚¬â€?ââ‚¬â€? On the Net: The Recording Industry Association of America: www riaa "(The recording companies) are taking a position that we should have gotten a license before we converted the CDs into digital Charles S