The site allows its visitors to convert YouTube videos to MP3 files, which they can then listen to where and whenever they want. The music industry sees such \u201cstream ripping\u201d sites as a serious threat to its revenues,\u00a0worse<\/a>\u00a0than traditional pirate sites.<\/p>\n In an attempt to do something about it, a coalition of record labels, represented by the RIAA, took YouTube-MP3 to court last year.<\/p>\n A complaint filed in a California federal court accused the site\u2019s operator of various types of copyright infringement. In addition, the labels accused the site of circumventing YouTube\u2019s copying protection mechanism, violating the DMCA.<\/p>\n \u201cThrough the promise of illicit delivery of free music, Defendants have attracted millions of users to the [YouTube-MP3] website, which in turn generates advertising revenues for Defendants,\u201d the labels\u00a0complained<\/a>.<\/p>\n The details of the deal are not public, but YouTube-MP3 is willing to take all the blame. In a proposed final judgment, both parties ask the court to rule in favor of the labels on all counts of the complaint. In addition, the site\u2019s owner Philip Matesanz agreed to pay a settlement amount.<\/p>\n This injunction, which RIAA and YouTube-MP3 both agreed on, also states that the site\u2019s domain name will be handed over to one of the record labels.<\/p>\n \u201cDefendants are ordered to transfer the domain name www.youtube-mp3.org to the Plaintiff identified in, and in accordance with the terms of, the confidential Settlement Agreement among the parties,\u201d it reads.<\/p>\n If the owner refuses to comply, the registrar will be ordered to sign over the domain name, which means that there\u2019s no escaping.<\/p>\n While the court has yet to sign the proposed judgment and injunction (pdf<\/a>), it is clear that YouTube-MP3 has thrown in the towel and will shut down. At the time of writing the site remains online, but this likely won\u2019t be for long.<\/p>\n Source: \u00a0![\"\"](\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/images\/youtmp3.png\")
<\/center>Today, a year later, both parties have settled their differences. While there haven\u2019t been many updates in the court docket, a recent filing states that both parties have agreed to a settlement.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/images\/allcounts.png\")
<\/center>In addition to the order, a proposed injunction will prohibit the site\u2019s operator from \u201cknowingly designing, developing, offering, or operating any technology or service that allows or facilitates the practice commonly known as \u201cstreamripping,\u201d or any other type of copyright infringement for that matter.<\/p>\n![\"TorrentFreak\"](\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/torrentfreak.png\")
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