Wixen Music Publishing, Inc. v. Spotify USA Inc.

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Case Number:

2:17-cv-09288

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Copyright

Judge:

George H. Wu

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  1. December 20, 2018

    Spotify Settles $1.6B IP Suit Brought By Tom Petty's Publisher

    Spotify Inc. and the music publisher representing Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks and other popular songwriters announced Thursday an end to a $1.6 billion copyright infringement dispute that accused Spotify of cheating artists out of millions of dollars in royalties.

  2. January 02, 2018

    Tom Petty Publisher Hits Spotify With $1.6B IP Suit

    The music publisher representing Tom Petty, Steely Dan, Neil Young, Janis Joplin and other popular musicians hit Spotify Inc. with a copyright infringement suit in California federal court seeking at least $1.6 billion in damages, indicating it would opt out of a proposed $43 million class action settlement reached in other lawsuits over alleged unpaid royalties.