· spotify won a pivotal federal lawsuit in january 2025 when judge analisa torres ruled the company could legally slash songwriter payments by reclassifying its premium service as a bundle—potentially cutting royalties by $ 150 million annually. · a us$ 150 million class action lawsuit has been filed against streaming service spotify , alleging it broke u. s. Spotify has defeated a lawsuit from the mechanical licensing collective that accused the streaming giant of unfairly cutting royalty rates as part of its audiobooks-music “bundling”. The suit was filed by david lowery of the alternative rock band crackler. · spotify was sued by the mlc over bundling and cutting songwriter royalties after it reclassified its premium, duo and family plans as bundles. · spotify has been hit with a lawsuit in new york federal court that accuses the streaming giant of underpaying songwriting royalties for tens of millions of songs.
