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Johnson & Johnson Hit With Lawsuit Claiming ‘Rampant’ Use of Unlicensed Music in Videos
Johnson & Johnson is facing a lawsuit alleging it used unlicensed music in videos. APM accuses the pharma giant of “rampant infringement."
In a complaint filed last week in Los Angeles federal court, Associated Production Music (APM) claims that J&J released nearly 80 different internet videos featuring unlicensed “production music” — an industry term for stock tracks created for use in videos, podcasts and other content. “At no point did defendant ever obtain APM’s license, authorization, or consent to synchronize the Recordings with the Videos,” the company’s lawyers write. The lawsuit is light on details, and it’s unclear how a sophisticated company came to release dozens of videos without securing licenses for the music.
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