The case accuses Spotify of using audiobooks to illegally cut its royalty rates, but the streamer says that argument is “meritless” and “profoundly devalues” literary works. …
Through DiMA, streamers are pushing the false idea that the Mechanical Licensing Collective was meant to be “neutral” when it comes to enforcing copyright owners’ rights. …
News of the suit comes a week after Billboard estimated that bundling would cause a loss of $150 million in royalties for songwriters in the next year. …
In a strongly-worded response, Pandora says the royalties group “thinks it knows better than the entire music publishing industry.” …
The Mechanical Licensing Collective expects another $10 to $15 million to be added to the total once additional reports come in from DSPs. …
This is the first time the mechanical licensing organization has filed a lawsuit against a streaming service. …