A group of the biggest music publishers in the world, including Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, and Sony Music Publishing, have filed a joi complai against Twitter, accusing the social network of “massive copyright infringeme.”
The new lawsuit, filed in federal court in Tennessee, names 17 music industry publishers as plaiiffs seeking more than $250 million in damages. This complai clearly shows that the concern of music publishers about copyright infringeme in social networks is increasing day by day.
The CEO of the National Association of Music Publishers says Twitter has no desire to license the millions of songs that circulate on the social network. Unlike other major social networks, Twitter has not done enough to preve copyright infringeme or compensate music publishers.
Twitter is subject to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which preves the social network from being sued for copyright-infringing coe uploaded by users. The plaiiffs in the case esseially claim that Twitter has failed to adequately address copyright violations.
According to Gizmochina, the plaiiffs in the case allege that Twitter knowingly allowed the release of the leaked music and infringing music videos. Twitter says it routinely removes this type of coe, but music industry publishers disagree.
Publishers who have sued Twitter, with large readerships such as In a, Taylor Swift And Adel They cooperate. This is not the first time that the music industry started criticizing Twitter.
