Music publishers sue Twitter for $250m citing Elon Musk’s copyright stance
by Alex Hern UK technology editor from US news | The Guardian on (#6C77H)
Sony Music Group and Universal are among 17 publishers pursuing legal challenge against company
A group of 17 music publishers have sued Twitter for more than $250m (195m) over bulk copyright infringement, citing Elon Musk's tweets to argue that the company has deliberately stopped enforcing the rules.
In the lawsuit, filed in a US federal court in Tennessee, Musk is cited as having said copyright goes absurdly far beyond protecting the original creator" and overzealous" application of copyright laws is a plague on humanity".
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