This is one Twitter problem that didn’t start with Elon Musk’s takeover
Talks to cut a licensing deal with music labels reportedly stalled after Elon Musk took over the company.a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget.The National Music Publishers' Association is suing Twitter on behalf of 17 music publishers representing the biggest artists in the business.
, filed in federal court in Tennessee, claims the company "fuels its business with countless infringing copies of musical compositions, violating Publishers' and others' exclusive rights under copyright law." that the publishers say have been included in multiple copyright notices to Twitter without the company doing anything about it, asking the court to fine Twitter up to $150,000 for each violation.
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