SonyBMG's Zomba division sued notorious gossip website PerezHilton.com for copyright infringement yesterday over allegations the site and its owner Mario Lavandeira have illegally obtained and posted at least ten completed songs and unfinished demos from Britney Spear's forthcoming new album over the last three months.
Zomba's Jive label has announced it is bringing forward the release of Spears' new album, 'Blackout', from mid-November to the end of this month following the leaking of tracks from it on the net. It is not clear what kind of damages the label is looking for in their litigation, although we do know that Spears herself is not part of the lawsuit.
PerezHilton.com and Lavandeira are yet to comment.