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Last.fm faces legal fight.
Last.fm founders are in the money following CBS purchase but face court challenge from former colleague
by Adam Benzine
Last.fm's directors are facing a possible legal challenge from a former colleague, just days after selling their company to US media giant CBS for $280m (#141.7m).
Music Week understands that Thomas Willomitzer, one of the original architects of Last.fm, is planning to take legal action against Felix Miller, Martin Stiksel and Richard Jones, claiming he was unfairly removed from the company.
It is expected that a case from Willomitzer would see him argue that he was unfairly ousted from Last.fm before the arrival of developer Richard Jones and was entitled to financial compensation.
While the basis of the claim remains unclear, Willomitzer is widely documented as a founder of the company. In 2002, Last.fm received one of the main prizes at the Europrix Top Talent Awards - a contest for students and young professionals in the fields of e-contents and design.
The award credits the Last.fm website as being produced by Thomas Willomitzer, Felix Miller and Martin Stiksel, additionally supervised by Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication senior lecturer Michael Breidenbrucker; no mention is made of Richard Jones. Last.fm's Wikipedia entry also credits Willomitzer as a co-founder.
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