Music publishers sue Twitter for $250 million

A group of the world’s largest music publishers, including Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music and Sony Music Publishing, have filed a joint lawsuit against Twitter, alleging massive copyright infringement of their music catalogs. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Tennessee, involves seventeen music publishers seeking more than $250 million in damages.

National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) CEO David Israelite emphasized Twitter’s refusal to license millions of songs on its platform. Unlike other major social networks, Twitter has not taken the necessary steps to prevent copyright infringement or compensate songwriters and music publishers. Although Twitter is protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which protects social media platforms from copyright infringement related to user uploaded content, Twitter has been accused of failing to respond adequately to copyright infringement.

In spite of the fact that Twitter is protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which protects social media platforms from copyright violations related to user uploaded content, Twitter is accused of failing to respond adequately to copyright violations.

The lawsuit also claims that Twitter knowingly allowed music, music videos and other copyrighted material to be leaked. While Twitter claims it removes copyright-infringing content whenever it appears, music publishers claim the company often ignores repeated infringements. Twitter’s failure to take action to prevent specific instances of infringement, even though it knew about them, is a major part of the case filed by the publishers against the company owned by Ilon Musk.

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