Grooveshark has its doors in Germany will be closed, as it is to say that too much money had to pay a fee to the GEMA, that comes to mind for content owners. It is unclear when the service, which is available in more countries with the problems it faces, are coming back.
Users of the Grooveshark website from Germany trying to achieve is to get a message that the service is closed. The site calls on users to join the GEMA to complain about the high auteursafdrachten. In addition, Grooveshark know the service for Germans to want to offer, but it is unclear when this will be.
In a reaction, the GEMA, the German equivalent of Buma-Stemra, indicated that there is no high payments. According to the organization, adds Grooveshark not money at all. There would also be no contact between the collecting society and Grooveshark.
Different record labels have the muziekstreamdienst in the past have been sued. So was a complaint filed by Universal, which suggests that the staff of Grooveshark illegal music uploading. The company behind Grooveshark denies this. Also complained the Danish equivalent of Brain the company in an attempt to the service is illegal to declare.
Dutch users can still continue to use the service. According to Grooveshark, there are plans to make deals with Dutch companies, to avoid conflicts relating to licenses to prevent. It is still unclear to which organizations.
