Spotify’s $43 mn settlement challenged in suit
Spotify’s $43 million settlement with songwriters is being challenged in a new lawsuit from a publisher who says artists like Tom Petty and Neil Young deserve a lot more — $1.6-billion more. Wixen Music Publishing claimed in a lawsuit filed December 29 that Spotify has infringed upon copyrights to 10,784 songs it administers, and is seeking $150,000 in statutory damages for each song. Spotify declined to comment. Spotify, owner of the world’s largest paid music service, settled a case with songwriters last year, a bid to end years of fighting ahead of its planned listing on the New York Stock Exchange.