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Internet Song Lyrics Legal Battle: Musixmatch Rips ‘Meritless’ LyricFind Lawsuit Over Warner Deal
In a lyrics lawsuit, Musixmatch says a judge should dismiss LyricFInd's suit over an agreement with Warner for providing song lyrics to streamers.
Months after LyricFind accused Musixmatch of seeking to monopolize the market for providing lyrics to streamers like Spotify by signing an “unprecedented” deal with Warner Music, the rival is striking back – demanding that a federal judge toss out the case entirely. LyricFind claims the major labels have historically licensed their vast catalogs of lyrics on a non-exclusive basis, allowing firms to compete for the right to provide them to streaming services. But in Thursday’s response, Musixmatch said it had done nothing wrong, arguing that antitrust laws are designed to “protect competition, not particular competitors.” The company said LyricFind had turned to the courts simply because it was “angered” that a customer had cut ties.
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