Digital Music Streaming Services On The Copyright Rights...

Spotify is one of the largest and most popular digital music streaming services used today and streams music to millions of consumers. In December 2015, a class action lawsuit was filed against Spotify that threatens damages upwards of 150 million dollars to the company. The man who filed the class action lawsuit, David Lowery, is a songwriter, the frontman and founder of the band Camper Van Beethoven, and a leading member of the band Cracker. He is also very involved when it comes to artists’ rights and interests within the music industry. Lowery is accusing Spotify of failing to properly notify, license music from, and pay royalties to many artists, including himself, whose music is already streaming through their service. Copyright grants an author or artist a set a of exclusive rights that allows them control over publication, distribution, and adaptation of their copyrighted work as well as the right to authorize others to use their work. 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