Thirteen record Labels filed a copyright violation suit against Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (Hummer), an owner of Napster, a peer-to-peer file-sharing network for online distribution
Thirteen record Labels filed a copyright violation suit against Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (Hummer), an owner of Napster, a peer-to-peer file-sharing network for online distribution of music. Hummer filed a counterclaim alleging antitrust violation against the record labels because they conspired to exclude independent music distributors like Napster from the online music distribution market. The record labels argued that Hummer lacked standing to make its counterclaims because Hummer, not Napster, made the counterclaims and Hummer never competed directly with the record labels. Hummer, on the other hand, argued that it had standing because it financed Napster, a participant in the online music distribution market. How do you think the court ruled in this case? Why?
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