Music Publishers Sue Twitter for $250M in Copyright Infringement Damages

Seventeen major music publishers filed a lawsuit against Twitter seeking $250 million in damages for alleged copyright infringement of 1,700 songs on the social media platform.
Twitter has failed to negotiate licensing deals with music publishers and labels that other major social media companies have in place.
The lawsuit claims Twitter encourages copyright infringement to increase user engagement and profits from it.
The publishers sent Twitter over 300,000 notices of infringement but Twitter often took weeks or longer to remove the offending tweets.
The lawsuit references tweets from Elon Musk criticizing copyright law and the DMCA.