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Dec. 31, 2015

Musician suing Spotify over mechanical royalties

Spotify is facing a $150 million dollar class action brought by a musician who said the company is reproducing and distributing copyrighted compositions without obtaining mechanical licenses.

By Ashley Cullins
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Spotify USA Inc. is facing a $150 million dollar class action brought by a musician who said the company is reproducing and distributing copyrighted compositions without obtaining mechanical licenses.

Musician David Lowery claims Spotify is using copyrighted musical works "without mechanical licenses in an egregious, continuous and ongoing campaign of deliberate copyright infringement." Lower...

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