Wixen also claims this streaming service utilizes tens of thousands of songs without licensing and compensation deals. The lawsuit also contains objections regarding a $ 43 million settlement offer in another case that occurred in May.
Until now, Spotify is still not willing to provide a response regarding this issue. However, Spotify claimed to be questioning the true ownership of Wixen's permission from the artist or songwriter.
Information
relating to the ownership of such permission allows Wixen to negotiate
as a musician's representative, but does not authorize the filing of
lawsuits. Spotify is also considered to be able to
use streaming service arguments not related to reproduction rights and
distribution as a defense.
The
time of license registration on 29 December is not a coincidence,
because the law will clarify the permissions required before 2018,
unless lawsuits are in the process of completion.
If granted by the court, this lawsuit could have a major impact on Spotify. Because
up to now, Spotify is still losing after operating for the last few
years, while its overall profit in the first half of 2017 reached just
US $ 2.2 billion.
