The Recording Industry Asssociation of America has filed a $57m lawsuit against the Spanish online music distributor Sakfield Holding Co and their Puretunes website.
The site is accused of both violating copyrights and claiming to be an authorized music distributor without having obtained licenses from the labels. Launched on 20 May, Puretunes lets users download as many song files as they wished for a flat fee - $4 for 8hrs, $25 for a month.
Filed in Washington, the suit contends that Sakfield lacked the right under US law to copy or distribute the labels' music online without their permission.
The Puretunes site vanished from the web in mid-June. No news available on its whereabouts or future plans.