Elon Musk: Twitter sued by music publishers in copyright case

A group of 17 music publishers in the US has sued Twitter, claiming the platform enabled copyright violations involving nearly 1,700 songs. In a lawsuit filed at the Federal District Court in Nashville, the NMPA claimed Twitter "Permits and encourages infringement" for profit. The NMPA, which represents firms - including Sony Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management and Universal Music Publishing Group - alleged that Twitter continues to "Reap huge profits from the availability of unlicensed music without paying the necessary licensing fees for it". Twitter "Stands alone as the largest social media platform that has completely refused to license the millions of songs on its service," NMPA President David Israelite said in a statement. Since buying Twitter, Mr Musk has cut 75% of its workforce, including teams charged with tracking abuse, and changed how the company verifies accounts.

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