Twitter is facing a $250 million lawsuit filed by major music publishers
TechCrunchJUL 2023
Music Publishers Sue Twitter for Copyright Infringement
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The Spin
Narrative A
For far too long Twitter has circumvented copyright law in a way none of its competitors have been able to, exploiting the creative material of hundreds of artists. This problem has only gotten worse under Musk, who has shown a complete disregard for artists and their work. Musk’s attitude towards copyright law shows exactly how he is running Twitter, and he will have to face the consequences for doing nothing to stop copyright infringement.
Narrative B
It's highly telling that artists and record labels never seemed to care about Twitter not licensing music for over a decade, but the legal guns are out now that persona non grata Elon Musk is in charge of the company. Just like much of the hysteria surrounding Musk, this lawsuit is patently absurd, and the Twitter CEO is right in treating it as such.