Spotify being sued for $1.6 billion over licenses, compensation

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Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Spotify being sued again
Spotify is being sued for playing music without licenses.

A lot of your favorite songs may be missing from a popular music streaming service after Spotify is once again being sued for allegedly playing songs without licenses or compensation.

Wixen Music Publishing out of Los Angeles filed the suit seeking $1.6 billion in damages.

Wixen represents thousands of songwriters, including Tom Petty, Neil Young and Steely Dan.

Spotify isn't commenting on the lawsuit.

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