The case claimed X refused to pay for music like other social media sites — and that its users infringed 1,700 songs by Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and others.
A photo illustration of the new Twitter logo on July 24, 2023 in London, England.
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The major music publishers have agreed to end their long-running lawsuit against Elon Musk’s X over copyrighted music on the social media platform.
Publishing units of Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment teamed up in 2024 to sue X (formerly Twitter) — the only major social media site that refused to sign a blanket licensing deal for music shared by its users. X later countersued, accusing the publishers of violating antitrust laws by colluding against it.
