Litigation
May 31, 2017
Spotify settles mechanical rights spat for $43.5M
The plaintiffs claimed Spotify had secured performance rights, but not mechanical rights for songs.
By Steven Crighton
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Spotify will pay up to $43.5 million to end a lawsuit filed by a class of song owners who claimed the music streaming giant failed to pay the mechanical rights for songs offered through its service.
There are two separate copyrights to a song under the Copyright Act — one for the sound recording and one for the song's underlying music composition, or the mechanic...
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