Twitter Sued for Over $250 Million by Music Publishers for Copyright Infringement

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Sued for Over $250 Million by Music Publishers for Copyright Infringement

A group of 17 music publishers sued

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in Nashville, Tennessee, federal court on Wednesday, accusing the company of enabling thousands of copyright violations by allowing users to post music without a license.

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drives user engagement with “countless infringing copies of musical compositions,” the lawsuit said.

Members of the National Music Publishers’ Association, including Sony Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management and Universal Music Publishing Group, are seeking more than $250 million (roughly Rs. 2,055 crore) in damages for the alleged infringement of nearly 1,700 copyrights.

The lawsuit said the longstanding infringement has gotten worse since Elon Musk bought

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in October, and that other major platforms like TikTok,

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properly license music from the publishers.

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did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

NMPA President David Israelite said in a statement that

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“stands alone as the largest social media platform that has completely refused to license the millions of songs on its service.”

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“routinely ignores” repeat infringement by users who post tweets that contain unlicensed music, the lawsuit said. The publishers said

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encourages user infringement, which increases engagement and ad revenues while giving it an “unfair advantage” over platforms that pay for music licenses.

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’s internal affairs regarding matters pertinent to this case are in disarray,” the publishers said, noting deep cuts to the company’s legal and trust-and-safety teams since Musk took control.

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