Music publishers file lawsuit against Twitter for alleged copyright infringement Joshue Hoehne via UnsplashThe National Music Publishers\u2019 Association has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk\u2019s Twitter for allegedly violating the copyright of songwriters. Across nearly all social media platforms, using a snippet of copyrighted songs or videos could lead to your post \u2014 or even your entire account \u2014 being removed. Apps like YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat have agreements with copyright holders that have the companies paying millions of dollars each per year. According to a report from Bloomberg Law, however, Twitter does not have an agreement and now the National Music Publishers\u2019 Association is seeing damages for 1,700 songs. NMPA files lawsuit against Twitter for alleged copyright The report states that the NMPA filed the complaint in federal court in Nashville, Tennessee on behalf of 17 music publishers including Sony Music, and Universal Music Publishing Group. The 17 music publishers are seeking up to $150,000 for every song infringed as well as other damages, although they didn\u2019t specify what those other damages would include. \u201cThe Twitter platform, which Elon Musk purchased in 2022 for $44 billion, is rife with copyright infringement,\u201d the group said. The New York Times revealed back in March that Twitter\u2019s attempt to get licensing deals from various publishers fell flat due to costs. Twitch is another platform that\u2019s had issues with copyright over the last few years, though the Amazon-owned site signed an agreement with the NMPA in September 2021. Twitter has yet to make a comment about the lawsuit at the time of writing, but we\u2019ll be sure to update you if they do. In the meantime, head over to check out more of our entertainment and tech coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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