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2020
Pro Music Rights files antitrust lawsuit alleging industry cartel conduct
Lawsuit filed
Pro Music Rights announced that it filed an antitrust lawsuit against the music industry, alleging an illegal cartel involving performance rights. In its announcement, the company identified Apple, Inc. in the case caption and named several organizations that it described as coordinators of the alleged cartel. The announcement presents these as allegations rather than as findings made by a court. The release does not state any outcome of the litigation.
Pro Music Rights said it sued the music industry, alleging an illegal cartel involving performance rights. The release identifies Apple, Inc. in the case caption and names several organizations it describes as coordinators of the alleged cartel; the allegations are not presented as court findings.
Source excerpt
Filed in Connecticut federal court, Pro Music Rights, LLC v. Apple, Inc. et al., 3:20-cv-00309, Pro Music Rights' behemoth antitrust lawsuit joins the coordinators of the music cartel: Digital Media Association, National Religious Broadcasters Music License Committee, Radio Music License Committee, Inc., The National Association of American Wineries, and Television Music License Committee, LLC.
Today, Pro Music Rights, LLC sued the entire music industry for running an illegal cartel for the performance rights of musical works.
The complaint alleged that Spotify has not paid the full royalty for the 550,000,000-plus streams of PMR’s songs on Spotify.