Music publishers win $6.6 million in LiveUniverse lawsuit

Here's a cautionary tale to anyone thinking of posting unlicensed song lyrics on their homepage: A U.S. district court judge has ruled that Web operator LiveUniverse Inc. must fork over $6.6 million in damages to music publishers for posting copyrighted lyrics without permission of songs including David Bowie's "China Girl," Van Morrison's "Moondance" and Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends."

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