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Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports

Jan. 4, 2018

Following settlement, Spotify hit with another copyright lawsuit

Streaming giant Spotify has been hit with a $1.6 billion lawsuit by Wixen Music Publishing Inc., claiming the streaming service has not acquired the appropriate copyright license for its catalogue.

Following settlement, Spotify hit with another copyright lawsuit
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Streaming giant Spotify has been hit with a $1.6 billion federal lawsuit by Wixen Music Publishing Inc., claiming the streaming service has not acquired the appropriate copyright license for its catalogue.

The injunctive lawsuit, filed in the Central District of California, comes after a $43.5 million settlement reached in New York federal court last year over similar claims. Wixen Music Publishing was a party to that case but rejec...

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