Twitter Faces Multiple Lawsuits Over Alleged Music Copyright Infringement

The National Music Publishers’ Association has filed a lawsuit against Twitter for allegedly violating the copyright of songwriters by using their music on its platform without permission. Twitter is one of the only major social media platforms that doesn’t pay music rights to holders for licenses to their work. The NMPA is seeking a court declaration that Twitter willfully infringed the musical work for approximately 1700 songs. The companies are seeking up to $150,000 for every piece of work infringed, among other damages.