SPOTIFY SUED FOR $1.6B OVER MUSIC COPYRIGHTS

Streaming music provider Spotify has more troubles in court. Wixen Music Publishing filed a lawsuit in federal court in California charging the U.S. division of the Swedish tech company with playing tens of thousands of songs from artists including Tom Petty and Neil Young without licenses or compensation. The suit is seeking damages of at least $1.6 billion and a ruling to prevent Spotify from playing songs such as Petty’s Free Fallin’. Last year, Spotify settled a class-action lawsuit for $43.4 million and a separate lawsuit with the National Music Publishers Association for $30 million.