Topline
A collection of music publishers accused Twitter of mass copyright infringement Wednesday in a lawsuit that is seeking up to $250 million in damages from the social media company—not long after it came under control of its new CEO Linda Yaccarino.
Twitter was sued Wednesday by a group of music publishers alleging thousands of copyright … [+]
Key Facts
Seventeen music publishers, including Concord Music Group and Universal Music Corp., are seeking damages and a legal remedy over Twitter’s alleged copyright infringement of approximately 1,700 songs, which the publishers claimed the social media site “knowingly facilitated, and profited from,” according to a court filing.
The publishers are seeking damages of up to $150,000 for every infringed piece of content, in addition to other damages to be determined at trial.
The publishers have taken particular issue with audio and audio-visual posts they say Twitter has “handsomely” profited from—further alleging that such works allow the company to attract users and ad impressions.
Twitter did not immediately respond to Forbes’ request for comment.
Tangent
Other social media and video sharing platforms such as TikTok, Snap, Facebook and YouTube already have agreements with music publishers—with YouTube alone having paid $6 billion to the music industry from July 2021 to June 2022.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2023/06/14/twitter-sued-for-250-million-by-music-publishers-claiming-copyright-infringement/