Spotify is facing multiple lawsuits from music industry entities, including the Mechanical Licensing Collective, over allegations of underpaying royalties and cutting royalties for publishers and songwriters. The lawsuits claim that Spotify's bundled subscription plans with music and audiobooks result in lower royalties, affecting tens of millions of songs.
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Royalty-gathering nonprofit Mechanical Licensing Collective sued Spotify for underpaying songwriting royalties for tens of millions of songs. The lawsuit said Spotify underreported its revenue to avoid paying millions of dollars that it owes to the group https://t.co/8Jxu1j7avY https://t.co/8EmEPuxiRf
Music streaming giant Spotify has been sued in a US federal court for allegedly underpaying songwriters, composers and publishers by tens of millions of dollars. https://t.co/xAYSPAD6vB
Paul Weiss Represents Nonprofit in Lawsuit Accusing Spotify of Underpaying Royalties https://t.co/zbVrfKgb4H
Spotify has been sued by the royalty-gathering nonprofit Mechanical Licensing Collective, alleging the company underreported its revenue by nearly half in order to avoid paying millions of dollars that it owes to the group https://t.co/8Jxu1j6CGq https://t.co/bVUN1YcXJr
Spotify sued over alleged unpaid royalties https://t.co/bAFQh68iDZ
🚨 🇺🇸BREAKING: SPOTIFY SUED $150-MILLION FOR UNPAID ROYALTIES Spotify is being sued for allegedly underreporting revenue to avoid paying millions in royalties. The Mechanical Licensing Collective claims the underpayment affects tens of millions of songs, potentially costing… https://t.co/pjsjCa89RU
Spotify used this one word to justify a 50% cut in royalties, creator lawsuit alleges. https://t.co/W2PVEQsOIQ
Spotify sued over millions in allegedly unpaid music royalties https://t.co/hoOjcevSeg
Spotify has been hit with a lawsuit in New York federal court that accuses the streaming giant of underpaying songwriting royalties for tens of millions of songs https://t.co/8Jxu1j7avY @blakebrittain https://t.co/1gtR0vJY08
A Timeline of the Music Industry’s Bundling Feud With Spotify (Updating) https://t.co/vVDNUJemHV
A new lawsuit accuses Spotify of cheating songwriters out of royalties https://t.co/9nFqoQiJrF
In a lawsuit, the Mechanical Licensing Collective claims Spotify's recent subscription offers that bundle music and audiobooks would result in lower royalties (@jemaswad / Variety) https://t.co/7ffPYhTB0O https://t.co/0e6yEKVFfX
The MLC Sues Spotify for Bundling, Cutting Royalties for Publishers and Songwriters https://t.co/rkZ1Iv8NKb
BREAKING: The MLC Sues Spotify https://t.co/ANf1f6wzLR
Spotify Sued by Mechanical Licensing Collective Over Bundled Music-Audiobooks Subscription Plans, Which Result in Lower Royalties https://t.co/PXglaaCYnH
Spotify’s recent reclassification as a bundled service hasn’t gone over well with the National Music Publishers’ Association https://t.co/thklJ7bXPO
The music industry fights back. https://t.co/1g34G29eoj
Spotify has been hit with a cease-and-desist letter from a trade group representing music publishers over unlicensed music. The company called the move “a press stunt filled with false and misleading claims” More: https://t.co/w2LKnq8brq https://t.co/3D2vmIiMy4
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