A federal judge has ruled that a $250 million copyright lawsuit against Elon Musk's social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), can proceed, marking a significant moment in the ongoing battle between the National Music Publishers’ Association and the platform over alleged copyright infringement. The lawsuit, brought forth by 17 music publishers including heavyweights such as Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music, accuses X of allowing users to post copyrighted music, including nearly 1,700 songs by artists like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, without permission. While U.S. District Judge Aleta A. Trauger dismissed claims of direct infringement, she allowed the case to move forward on grounds of contributory infringement, indicating that X's practices could be seen as facilitating copyright infringement. This partial victory for the music publishers, seeking damages of up to $255M, underscores the complexities of copyright law in the digital age and highlights the challenges social media platforms face in policing copyrighted content.
Cox, record labels duel over billion-dollar US copyright verdict @blakebrittain https://t.co/XVu1WeWaD4 https://t.co/FE6kX96JAg
The NMPA, representing Universal, Warner and Sony, filed suit against the social media platform last June for not taking reasonable steps to limit copyright infringement from verified accounts. https://t.co/PRBpjrccEL
However, the judge threw out the NMPA’s claim that X was directly responsible for stealing artists’ intellectual property. https://t.co/PRBpjrccEL
U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger ruled Tuesday that accusations made by the National Music Publishers’ Association against X were valid. If proved, they would show that X facilitated copyright infringement. https://t.co/PRBpjrcKuj
Cox Communications and a group of record labels have both asked the 4th Circuit to rehear an appeal of a $1 billion copyright verdict that the labels won against Cox four years ago. The appeals court had overturned $1 billion verdict against Cox last month https://t.co/XVu1WeVCNw https://t.co/wD2GarpKFM
The National Music Publishers’ Association’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Twitter/X is proceeding, though the presiding judge has partially granted the social-media company’s dismissal motion. https://t.co/N7TVjooEJv https://t.co/5LDbGVSlvx
The social media platform X Corp. succeeded in trimming a sweeping copyright lawsuit from more than a dozen music publishers who alleged the Elon Musk-owned company profited from rampant music piracy. https://t.co/bY23JlLtz7
Elon Musk’s X must face copyright infringement suit by music publishers, federal judge says https://t.co/sfh8BGeHbK
Internet service provider Cox Communications and a group of major record labels, including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music, have both asked the 4th Circuit to rehear an appeal of a $1 billion copyright verdict https://t.co/XVu1WeVCNw @blakebrittain https://t.co/IyucDiN4GZ
Internet service provider Cox Communications and a group of major record labels, including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music have both asked the 4th Circuit to rehear an appeal of a $1 billion copyright verdict https://t.co/XVu1WeVCNw @blakebrittain https://t.co/EpnxZW86Uz
Elon Musk's X will have to reckon with a $250 million copyright lawsuit after a federal judge ruled it could go through this week. https://t.co/0EUfndvX8q
Judge allows $250 million copyright lawsuit against X to proceed https://t.co/rsZnWxvNHF
X Corp. can escape part of a suit brought by music publishers accusing it of "fueling its business" by breeding "massive" copyright infringement on its platform, but it must face allegations that some of its practices constitute contributory infringement. https://t.co/oTiRvg80JA
Elon Musk scored a big legal victory Tuesday when a U.S. district court judge threw out most of a lawsuit filed against his social media platform, X, by 17 music publishers. But the ruling also comes with a catch. https://t.co/XINur5D7aO
Elon Musk's X In Hot Water, Faces $255M Copyright Lawsuit Over Taylor Swift, Beyoncé Songs https://t.co/r3U9V3VHtl
A US judge upheld parts of a National Music Publishers' Association's copyright lawsuit against X and dismissed the claim that X engaged in direct infringement (@emroth08 / The Verge) https://t.co/ir3Bd4PKmz 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/aV1InCqm3o
Music publishers' copyright lawsuit against X can proceed, judge rules https://t.co/CaWoT1LS61
X won the dismissal of most of a lawsuit by 17 music publishers that accused it of infringing copyrights on nearly 1,700 songs by letting people post music online without permission https://t.co/CQKvhPEUZ6
Twitter Music Lawsuit: Judge Allows Publishers’ Copyright Case Against X To Move Forward https://t.co/JhgwybsbLo
⚠️ ELON MUSK'S X ESCAPES MOST OF LAWSUIT OVER COPYRIGHTED SONGS Full Story → https://t.co/GFj1RBZGuv X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, on Tuesday won the dismissal of most of a lawsuit by 17 music publishers that accused it of infringing copyrights on nearly… https://t.co/exScSBYAUL
Elon Musk's X escapes most of lawsuit over copyrighted songs https://t.co/EjZV52gItt https://t.co/bJwbKlD07y
NEWS: Music publishers win partial victory in X/Twitter piracy lawsuit A federal judge allowed part of a major copyright case against Twitter (now X Corp.) over music piracy to move forward, while dismissing other claims. What happened: U.S. District Judge Aleta A. Trauger… https://t.co/1D6yDhlxou