Music Labels Sue Twitter for $250 Million as Its Reputation Circles the Drain
, RUSH, and many others. Twitter allegedly strayed from other social media competitors who complied with music copyright and acquired the appropriate licenses and agreements to use the artists’ songs, but the lawsuit says Twitter does not follow the exact requirements. The lawsuit claims Twitter “instead breeds massive copyright infringement that harms music creators.
in October of last year. The association claims Twitter has heavily profited from the musical compositions, audio, and audio-visual recordings to drive engagement, the lawsuit says. It adds that by “embodying those compositions,” Twitter has been able to “attract and retain users” to “drive engagement, thereby furthering Twitter’s lucrative advertising business and other revenue streams.”
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