New clouds on the horizon for Twitter. Already at odds with Google Cloud due to unpaid invoices, the American company has antagonized major music labels for having allowed the use of copyrighted songs on the social network without having entered into agreements with record companies.
Accessible on your computer or as a download for your smartphone, Twitter is the official application of the microblogging social network. Find all the tweets on your mobile device.
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Downloads:
53 -
Release date :
06/14/2023 -
Author :
Twitter -
Licence :
Free license -
Categories:
Internet-Communications
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Operating system :
Android, Online service All Internet browsers, Windows, iOS iPhone / iPad
Therefore, a group of 17 publishers, which includes the giants Universal, Sony and Warner among others, decided to sue Twitter in federal court in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. For the damage suffered, these music labels are seeking more than $250 million in damages for alleged infringement of nearly 1,700 copyrights, at the rate of $150,000 for each piece used without authorization.
In their complaint, the record companies ensure that the social network “systematically ignore” repeated violations by users posting tweets containing unlicensed music. Therefore, they believe that Twitter encourages this practice to increase engagement and advertising revenue on the microblogging site, giving it a “unfair advantage” compared to platforms that pay for music licenses. Unsurprisingly, music labels say things have gotten worse since Elon Musk took over Twitter last year. This is what is called making the unanimity or almost against oneself.