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Music Publishers File Legal Complaint Against Spotify With Federal Trade Commission, Claiming ‘Unfair, Deceptive and Fraudulent Business Practices’
The National Music Publishers Assn. has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Spotify, claiming fraudulent business practices.
If allowed to continue, Spotify’s conduct will cost consumers millions of dollars, undermine the music royalty system, and harm competition. As our industry partners are aware, changes in our product portfolio mean that we are paying out in different ways based on terms agreed to by both streaming services and publishers,” the statement reads. Spotify unpacks details on the nearly $4 billion it has paid to music publishers representing songwriters over the past two years in the “ Loud and Clear” section of its website.
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