(Hypebot) — The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) has filed a lawsuit against Spotify, seeking what it says are unpaid royalties due under its compulsory mechanical blanket license. The legal action comes after Spotify reclassified its Premium Individual, Duo, and Family subscription plans as “Bundled Subscription Offerings” because those plans include access to audiobooks. By some
Spotify is seriously pissing off music publishers – and not just with the mechanical-royalties decrease stemming from its newfound emphasis on bundling. But moments after the NMPA issued a cease-and-desist against the streaming platform over lyrics, podcasts, and music videos, Spotify called the move ‘a press stunt with false and misleading claims.’ The National Music […]
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Music streaming giant Spotify has been sued in a U.S. federal court for allegedly underpaying songwriters, composers and publishers by tens of millions of dollars. The lawsuit against Spotify USA was filed in New York on Thursday by the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), a non-profit that collects and distributes royalties
The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) today sent a cease and desist letter to Spotify, accusing the music streaming service of using its members' copyrighted content without appropriate licensing. The letter was shared by Billboard, and it suggests that Spotify is "hosting unlicensed musical works in its lyrics, videos, and podcasts." Spotify has been asked to remove the unlicensed content from its platform or face a "copyright liability" for its continued use. The NMPA is a...
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The lawsuit against Spotify USA was filed in New York yesterday by the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)
Spotify allegedly used a legalistic word change to justify slicing royalties to musicians and publishers, reducing the revenue on which royalties are based by almost 50%.
Spotify faces legal action as the NMPA alleges copyright infringement, demanding removal of unlicensed content. Spotify defends its integrity, citing substantial payments to songwriters.
Spotify has been issued a cease and desist order from the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) for hosting lyrics, music videos, and podcast content without proper licensing. According to Billboard, the NMPA demands the removal “or Spotify will face copyright liability for continued use of these works.” Earlier this month, Spotify was noted to cut […] The post Spotify Hit with Cease and Desist Over Lyrics, Music Videos and More first appeared on The Source.
"Spotify is taking the position that all US subscribers are part of a bundle without choosing the bundle option" Source
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