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Napster and Sonos Sued For Millions In Unpaid Music Royalties


An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Napster, the brand synonymous with the music piracy boom of the early 2000s, has a new copyright challenge. Together with audio giant Sonos, Napster faces a lawsuit demanding over $3.4 million in alleged unpaid copyright royalties. Filed by coll...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Napster, the brand synonymous with the music piracy boom of the early 2000s, has a new copyright challenge. Filed by collective rights management organization SoundExchange, the complaint(PDF) centers on missed payments related to the "Sonos Radio" service, which until 2023 was powered by Napster's music catalog. The alleged payment problems eventually came to light during an audit initiated by SoundExchange in 2023, which concluded that Sonos and Napster owed millions in unpaid royalties.

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