Music publishers appear to have resolved their legal battle with X (formerly Twitter) but it remains unclear whether that resolution includes licensing deals or some kind of financial settlement.
The lawsuit dates back to 2023, when a group of publishers together with the NMPA sued Twitter (as it was then) for copyright infringement, seeking more than $250m in damages.
In June last year the two sides appeared to be nearing a settlement, but then in January this year X went on the offensive by filing an antitrust lawsuit against the publishers and the NMPA, claiming that had “conspired to leverage their combined market power”.
A few months later, X cited a recent ruling involving ISP Cox Communications – which had been found not liable for copyright infringement by its users – as a reason for the publishers’ lawsuit to be dismissed too.
And now? Both sides have filed to dismiss the original lawsuit as well as X’s counter-suit, but as yet neither has announced details of any settlement involved, or whether X is now planning to sign licensing deals covering usage of music on its platform.
“The filings asked the courts to dismiss the claims with prejudice, which means they cannot be refiled,” reported Reuters.
