Groveshark has faced a series of court cases over alleged copyright infringement, with record labels accusing the service of being uncooperative, sometimes even of uploading tracks, and seeking to shut it down. With EMI, Sony, Universal, and Warner all fighting the service in the US courts, other rights holders have begun the attack elsewhere. We're keeping track of the saga right here.
Oct 1, 2014, 4:59 PM UTCChris Welch
Music labels get huge victory in quest to sue Grooveshark out of business
Grooveshark's employees found guilty of direct copyright infringement
Aug 28, 2013, 6:51 PM UTCBryan Bishop
Grooveshark settles with Sony / ATV Music Publishing as it struggles toward legitimacy
Aug 6, 2013, 12:30 PM UTCGreg Sandoval
Grooveshark settles EMI Publishing lawsuit, still faces uncertain future
Apr 26, 2013, 1:57 AM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Recording industry threatens YouTube and other music services after copyright law snafu
Court decision in Grooveshark case calls DMCA safe harbor into question
Sep 6, 2012, 9:26 AM UTCJustin Rubio
EMI files lawsuit against Grooveshark over unfulfilled payments once again
Grooveshark is in trouble with EMI again after failing to make monthly licensing payments and provide sales records.
Jul 11, 2012, 12:40 PM UTCLouis Goddard
Grooveshark wins DMCA argument in dispute with Universal Music
Universal Music has failed in an attempt to blame streaming service Grooveshark for hosting pirated versions of pre-1972 recordings.
Apr 4, 2012, 2:24 AM UTCDieter Bohn
Grooveshark loses EMI contract, its last major label partner
EMI has terminated its contract with Grooveshark, leaving the music streaming service with an uncertain future without support from any major label and pending lawsuits from all four of them, including EMI
Feb 21, 2012, 9:20 PM UTCJamie Keene
Danish ISP 3 forced to block access to Grooveshark
RettighedsAlliancen, a Danish group of music rights holders, has won an injunction to force mobile ISP 3 to block access to the service.
Jan 6, 2012, 9:59 AM UTCAdi Robertson
EMI sues Grooveshark over licensing dispute
EMI, which licensed its music to Grooveshark after settling a lawsuit in 2009, has now sued the streaming music service again, claiming they have failed to make royalty payments. EMI is the fourth major label to sue Grooveshark in the past few months.
Dec 16, 2011, 2:39 PM UTCDavid Pierce
Sony, Warner join Universal's lawsuit against Grooveshark
Sony and Warner this week joined Universal's lawsuit against Grooveshark, alleging massive copyright infringement on the part of the music service.
