Twitter, which did not disappear from the agenda after Elon Musk came to power, is now facing a huge lawsuit. Representing 17 music companies, including such giants as Universal Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chapell. National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), sued the popular platform in the US for copyright.

The NMPA, which represents the industry’s biggest artists, has issued a notice of copyright infringement to Twitter in the lawsuit. 1700 songs noted. The association says Twitter has not issued any notices against these reports and approved the presence of unlicensed music on the platform.

Twitter may have to pay $150,000 per violation

In a lawsuit filed in the state of Tennessee, Twitter is claiming any wrongdoing fine of up to $150,000 payment requested. This is the total social media platform. More than $250 million in fines turned out to be able to pay.

In a report published in March, The New York Times reported that the licensing agreement between Twitter and the three music companies was finalized last year after the acquisition by Elon Musk. have stopped had reported. As is known, Musk has taken many steps to reduce operating costs. For this reason, it was thought that the similarities could be avoided. Estimates are that the music deals could cost Twitter more than $100 million a year.

The plaintiffs say that users upload videos with licensed music to the platform, which is why Twitter has become a popular place for such content. The lawsuit also states that Musk allows paid users to upload 2-hour videos. Long videos have been the subject of copyright disputes as not only licensed music but also movies were uploaded to the platform.

NMPA President David Israelite also tweeted: “The largest social media platform in the world that completely refuses to license the millions of songs on its service. He made harsh statements, describing the company as a ” you know thatHe stated that he could no longer avoid paying companies and artists.