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Spotify sued by the MLC for cutting pay rate to songwriters via premium bundles - Music Business...
Music Business Worldwide· 5 days agoThe Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has filed a lawsuit against Spotify in the United...
Could Spotify lose the crucial ‘bundling’ lawsuit filed by the MLC? It all comes down to these legal...
Music Business Worldwide· 2 days agoLast month, music publishers in the US began raising the alarm about a change to the way Spotify pays out mechanical royalties to songwriters and publishers. It all started ...
Apple challenges €1.8 billion EU antitrust fine
MacDailyNews· 20 hours agoThe decision was reached despite the Commission’s failure to uncover any credible evidence of consumer harm, and ignores the realities of a market that is thriving, competitive, and growing ...
Spotify sued over alleged unpaid royalties
AFP via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoMusic streaming giant Spotify has been sued in a US federal court for allegedly underpaying songwriters, composers and publishers by tens of millions of...
Spotify Hit with Cease and Desist by Music Publishers Over Alleged Unlicensed Lyrics
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe NMPA alleges Spotify is engaging in "direct infringement" by hosting "unlicensed lyrics, music...
Madison schools closed Wednesday after powerful storms knock out power, close roads in region
Wisconsin State Journal· 46 minutes agoThe Madison School District canceled classes on Wednesday after powerful storms Tuesday night...
NMPA Calls on Congress for Copyright Act Overhaul Amid Spotify Battle Over Bundling
Billboard via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoThe rate for that license is determined by a set of Copyright Royalty Board judges, who weigh the...
The MLC Sues Spotify for Bundling, Cutting Royalties for Publishers and Songwriters
Billboard via Yahoo News· 5 days agoNews of the suit comes a week after Billboard estimated that bundling would cause a loss of $150...
Steve Albini’s Bands Shellac and Big Black Return to Spotify
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAfter Albini’s passing earlier this month, his bands’ music is available on Spotify for the first...
A New Lawsuit Accuses Spotify of Cheating Songwriters Out of Royalties
Time Magazine· 5 days agoSpotify Technology SA used a legalistic word change to justify slicing royalties to musicians and...