Insurer Sues MP3.com to Block Copyright-Infringement Claims.The freewheeling free·wheel·ing adj. 1. a. Free of restraints or rules in organization, methods, or procedure. b. Heedless of consequences; carefree. 2. Relating to or equipped with a free wheel. business practices and subsequent courtroom dramas involving online music distributors MP3.com and Napster have not been music to the ears of their insurers. Westport Insurance Corp. has sued MP3.com in an attempt to block claims totaling $5 million that MP3.com has made to cover a portion of losses it suffered after losing a copyright-infringement battle. Dean Davison, a spokesman for Westport, said the insurer filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of in Manhattan, requesting that MP3.com's claims be declared invalid Null; void; without force or effect; lacking in authority. For example, a will that has not been properly witnessed is invalid and unenforceable. INVALID. In a physical sense, it is that which is wanting force; in a figurative sense, it signifies that which has no effect. . "We're arguing in our filing that MP3.com misrepresented its business practices, engaged in willful Intentional; not accidental; voluntary; designed. There is no precise definition of the term willful because its meaning largely depends on the context in which it appears. violations of the U.S. Copyright Act and entered settlement agreements without notifying Westport," Davison said. "We believe the behavior of MP3.com voids the claims they filed." |
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