A lawsuit filed against Universal Music over a warehouse fire in 2008 that destroyed over 100,000 music recordings has been dismissed.
Last June, the estates or representatives behind bands Hole and Soundgarden, and musicians Steve Earle, Tom Petty and Tupac Shakur attempted to sue Universal over the blaze, claiming that the record label was negligent in protecting the act's master files, music which has now been permanently lost.
The fire happened at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 1, 2008, destroying various movie sets before engulfing the Building 6197 warehouse, home to the company's master recordings.
Other acts who lost music in the fire who were not part of the lawsuit include Eminem, Janet Jackson and Nirvana. Since the suit
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