Digital Music Antitrust Litigation
Digital Music Antitrust Litigation is an antitrust action on behalf of purchasers of online digital music against the major music labels for allegedly fixing the prices and restricting the output of digitally downloadable online music and agreeing to restrict the terms under which online music would be sold. The complaint alleges violation of federal antitrust laws and state antitrust and consumer protection statutes, and is brought on behalf of a nationwide class and for the state law claims, on behalf of residents of 21 states. The district court granted defendants’ motions to dismiss all of the claims, and on appeal, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed that decision.