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Pro Music Rights (PMR), an American copyright management organization, has filed a lawsuit against Apple, Amazon, and Google. PMR claimed that the music streaming services operated by these companies are used as BGM in stores, bars, and hotels without permission, and that necessary royalties are not paid. In addition to the three companies mentioned above, the list of corporate services accused is Deezer, iHeartradio, Pandora, Rhapsody, 7digital, SoundCloud, and YouTube. ) Is included. In the case of Spotify, it was sued already in 2019.
PMR has been educating these companies about their copyright obligations, but these efforts have been ineffective. And they point out that these services continue to stream music without paying royalties due to their blatant disregard for copyright laws. The damage is claimed to be up to $150,000 for intentional infringement of copyright. However, it is not clear what the deliberate infringement is specifically, and it is not known whether it is for each piece of music, per play of music, or a different unit.
The distribution of music streaming services not only in the United States, but also the music business structure is greatly changing. Anyone can easily access a vast library of music from anywhere, and this change is turning to be beneficial for artists. Of course, there is also an increasing opportunity for unauthorized music playback in densely populated places where royalties would otherwise have to be paid. PMR was originally the fifth largest music copyright management company in the U.S., but as its power expands, it is increasing its market share to the third place in the U.S. in 2018. Related information can be found here .
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