Elon Musk Vs. the Record Labels: Twitter Faces $250 Million Lawsuit over Music Copyright Violations

that a group of music publishers, including powerhouses Sony Music Publishing, Universal Music Corp., and Big Machine Music, are suing Twitter for more than $250 million over alleged copyright violations.17 music publishers have charged Twitter with facilitating and profiting from copyright infringement by disregarding numerous copyright violation notices. According to the lawsuit, the social media site ignored notices of copyright violations for about 1,700 songs.

The CEO of the NMPA, David Israelite, has been outspoken about Twitter’s position on music copyright. In a statement, he said, “Twitter stands alone as the largest social media platform that has completely refused to license the millions of songs on its service. Twitter knows full well that music is leaked, launched, and streamed by billions of people every day on its platform.”

Twitter started negotiating a licensing agreement with Sony, Universal, and Warner in 2021. However, after Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, these negotiations came to a standstill. The lawsuit also names Musk, who has previously expressed his dislike of copyright laws.

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