Mechanical Licensing Collective v. Spotify USA Inc.

  1. January 29, 2025

    Spotify Beats Suit Challenging 'Bundling' Royalty Structure

    A New York federal judge tossed a challenge to Spotify's new method for calculating artist royalties Wednesday, finding that the streaming giant followed the law in "bundling" a premium subscription that gives users access to both music and audiobooks.

  2. May 17, 2024

    Royalty Suit Aims To Make Spotify Nix 'Bundled' Subscription

    In a lawsuit against Spotify, the nonprofit the U.S. Copyright Office uses to distribute royalties alleged Thursday that the audio streaming service's new premium subscription package could cause illegal underreporting of royalties and cost songwriters and music publishers "hundreds of millions of dollars."

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