Law360, Fort Wayne (May 30, 2017, 8:18 PM EDT) -- Google, Netflix and other industry giants threw their support behind the U.S. Department of Justice in a dispute with Broadcast Music Inc. over the use of fractional licenses for music, telling the Second Circuit that allowing this partial ownership would raise prices and create a greater risk for copyright infringement.
Friday, June 2, 2017
Facebook Users Seek Final OK Of URL-Messaging Suit Deal
Law360, New York (May 30, 2017, 7:12 PM EDT) -- The attorneys representing a nationwide class of Facebook users who sued over the collection of data exchanged in their private messages urged a California federal judge on Friday to stamp final approval on a nonmonetary settlement reached in March, and asked for nearly $3.9 million in attorneys' fees.
Spotify To Pay $43M To End Songwriter Royalties Dispute
Law360, New York (May 30, 2017, 3:15 PM EDT) -- Spotify has agreed to pay $43 million to settle class action copyright litigation claiming the streaming service failed to pay proper royalties to thousands of songwriters.
The settlement, filed in court late Friday, will resolve two class actions that claimed Spotify chose "systemic and willful copyright infringement" rather than following proper procedures to pay so-called mechanical royalties, which go to songwriters and publishers when compositions are recorded or reproduced.
The settlement, filed in court late Friday, will resolve two class actions that claimed Spotify chose "systemic and willful copyright infringement" rather than following proper procedures to pay so-called mechanical royalties, which go to songwriters and publishers when compositions are recorded or reproduced.
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