The case accuses Spotify of using audiobooks to illegally cut its royalty rates, but the streamer says that argument is “meritless” and “profoundly devalues” literary works.
Through DiMA, streamers are pushing the false idea that the Mechanical Licensing Collective was meant to be “neutral” when it comes to enforcing copyright owners’ rights.
Through DiMA, streamers are pushing the false idea that the Mechanical Licensing Collective was meant to be “neutral” when it comes to enforcing copyright owners’ rights.
News of the suit comes a week after Billboard estimated that bundling would cause a loss of $150 million in royalties for songwriters in the next year.
In a strongly-worded response, Pandora says the royalties group “thinks it knows better than the entire music publishing industry.”
The Mechanical Licensing Collective expects another $10 to $15 million to be added to the total once additional reports come in from DSPs.
This is the first time the mechanical licensing organization has filed a lawsuit against a streaming service.
Bridgeport, which has sued over 800 artists and labels for copyright infringement, is the first music company to exercise audit rights for the collection society.
The organization has formed a supplemental matching network with Blokur, Jaxsta, Pex, Salt and SX Works Global Publisher Services.
In its third annual membership meeting, The Mechanical Licensing Collective reveals key metrics about its progress since launching in 2021.
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