Elon Musk’s company is alleged to have allowed users to publish posts with music infringing the copyrights of at least 1,700 songs. Songs included are from artists such as Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, The Weeknd, Ed Sheeran, The Rolling Stones, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert and Rihanna
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A group of 17 music publishers has decided to sue Twitter, accusing Elon Musk’s company of allowing users to publish posts with music that infringes on the copyrights of at least 1,700 songs. The formal lawsuit, filed in US District Court in Nashville, seeks damages of up to $250 million. Songs included are from artists such as Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, The Weeknd, Ed Sheeran, The Rolling Stones, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert, and Rihanna. Members of the National Music Publishers Association, which includes Sony Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management and Universal Music Publishing Group, say violations have worsened since Elon Musk bought Twitter last October, given the reduced number of employees. . To refer in case of problems.
position of the prosecution
According to the prosecution, other platforms like TikTok, Facebook and YouTube have taken a step in the most appropriate direction by paying the rights of the licensed music to the publishers. In May, Facebook and Instagram reported the songs in posts to the two social networks in Italy, after talks resumed with Sia – the Italian company that protects copyrights – to remove the licensed ones from the list of songs. Was able to remove it. In the absence of renewal with the American giant.
Israeli: ‘Twitter routinely ignores repeated violations’
David Israeli, president of the National Music Publishers Association, said that Twitter is “the largest social media platform that has flatly refused to license the millions of songs on its service.” Per Israeli, Twitter “routinely ignores repeated violations.” Publishers said social would encourage posts with music, boosting engagement and advertising revenue, an unfair advantage over platforms that pay for licenses. “Twitter claims to remove content in response to legitimate complaints, almost always within hours, if not minutes, of the initial report. In fact, it routinely ignores repeat infringers and violations, these refuses to take steps at his disposal to prevent specific cases of which he has knowledge”.
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