Sony music entertainment Mexico has been raided after one of their ex-artist's complained that Sony's use of their music was unauthorised. Alejandro Fernandez signed with Sony in 1998, before leaving in 2008, in which time he recorded 7 albums. During this time, he recorded numerous songs which were never included in the 7 authorised albums, which Sony then sold on an 8th 'unauthorised' album. The Feds seized 6,397 music, videos and photos following the artist's complaint. Fernadez's attorney is claiming that what Sony did was illegal, as they contractually had the rights to the songs contained on the 7 albums but not the 8th album, while Sony is claiming that their use of the music on the 8th album was lawful.
If Sony is unsuccessful, I will be interested to know how damages are calculated. Considering in the previous RIAA cases, infringement and distribution by Jammie Thomas was worth $80,000 per song and in Sony vs. Joel Tenenbaum, the damage calculated was $22,500 per song. Sony might get a taste of their own medicine.
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