SeeqPod, the music search engine, is now being sued by Warner, claiming that the site is profiting from "mass infringement" on its site. According to WebProNews:
"SeeqPod directly infringes Plaintiffs' copyrighted works, including by making on-demand and unauthorized digital public performances of those works. SeeqPod secondarily infringes Plaintiffs' copyrights under the well-established doctrines of contributory, vicarious and inducement liability."
While SeeqPod doesn't host any material, it does allow you to search for music, play the music, and likewise place it on social networks like MySpace and Facebook. After teaming up with Songbeat to release a desktop player powered by SeeqPod, many expected some pushback from the music industry. Here it is.
So what does this mean for Songbeat? Accordingly, Songbeat isn't the only one that SeeqPod has partnered with in recent weeks; Songza is another music search engine that is supplementing its content with SeeqPod search results as well, so will this lawsuit have any affect on SeeqPod's new partners?
