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Yahoo! Settles Copyright Infringement Suit with Sony Music Entertainment SME Grants Yahoo! License for Internet Radio Service Santa Monica, CA -- Jan Yahoo! Settles Copyright Infringement Suit With Sony Music Entertainment SME Grants Yahoo! License for Internet Radio Service Santa Monica, CA -- Jan. 27, 2003 -- Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO), a leading global Internet company announced today that it has settled, as to Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (SME), the copyright infringement suit brought by SME and other major record labels in connection with Yahoo!'s Internet radio service, LAUNCHcast. In settling SME's claims, Yahoo! will make a one-time payment to SME for the prior use of its recordings in the LAUNCHcast service. In addition to resolving their dispute, Yahoo! has entered into a non-exclusive license to perform SME-controlled recordings in LAUNCHcast. About Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (SMEI) is a leading global recording company. The three divisions of SMEI are: Sony Music (the U.S. recording company comprised of Automatic Productions, Columbia Records Group, Epic Records Group, Sony Music Nashville, Legacy Recordings, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony Disc Manufacturing, Sony Music Distribution, Sony Music Custom Marketing Group, Sony Music Studios, and Sony Wonder); Sony Music International (active in over 67 countries through its network of wholly owned subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees); and Sony Classical, which includes the Sony Classical Film & Video division. About Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive online products and services to consumers and businesses worldwide. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and the most trafficked Internet destination worldwide. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Yahoo!'s global network includes 25 world properties and is available in 13 languages. .
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