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Music publishers accuse Spotify of 'bait-and-switch subscription scheme'

The National Music Publishers' Association has called on the Federal Trade Commission to examine Spotify's addition of audiobook content into all of its paid subscription plans.

The National Music Publishers' Association has called on the Federal Trade Commission to examine the streaming service's addition of audiobook content into all of its paid subscription plans. According to the group's FTC complaint, Spotify's recent actions are part of "a scheme to increase profits by deceiving consumers and cheating the music royalty system." According to the FTC complaint, Spotify will pay about $150 million less in music royalties over the first year of these new bundled Premium plans.

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