Triller to pay Sony Music $4.5 million in US music rights case

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Triller to pay Sony Music $4.5 million in US music rights case
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TikTok rival Triller Inc has agreed to pay Sony Music Entertainment more than $4.5 million to resolve claims that Triller breached an agreement covering its use of musicians' songs on the platform, according to a Wednesday filing in Manhattan federal court.Sony Music said Triller admitted to liability and

TikTok rival Triller Inc has agreed to pay Sony Music Entertainment more than $4.5 million to resolve claims that Triller breached an agreement covering its use of musicians' songs on the platform, according to a Wednesday filing in Manhattan federal court.

"Triller is more than a year late on some of those contract payments and Sony Music should not have to wait longer to enforce a judgment to collect," the filing said. An attorney for Sony Music declined to comment Thursday. Representatives for Triller did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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