Universal Music Group on Friday sued News Corp.'s MySpace, claiming MySpace is infringing on Universal's copyrights by allowing users to post the record company's music and videos. The suit is the first filed by a major entertainment company against the popular social network, which has been putting measures in place to try to appease companies that have had unauthorized content posted on the site. Universal, which is owned by French media conglomerate Vivendi, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court Central District of California. The suit accuses MySpace of accepting video from users filled with illegal content owned by others, and then reformatting the video so it can be displayed on the site. In posting the content, MySpace is participating in the infringement. The lawsuit seeks the maximum statutory damages of $150,000 for each infringed copyrighted work, and asks the court to order MySpace to remove all Universal-owned material.