SoundExchange Loses SiriusXM Lawsuit: Judge Says Royalties Org Is ‘Not a Legal Advocacy Group’

Sirius XM Case Dismissal Bars SoundExchange From Litigating Royalty Underpayment Claims

The opinion by U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald is a win for Weil, Gotshal & Manges, which represented Sirius XM, and could have an effect on music copyrights broadly as it affects SoundExchange, the only organization designated as a collective under Section 114.

SoundExchange Loses SiriusXM Lawsuit: Judge Says Royalties Org Is ‘Not a Legal Advocacy Group’

SiriusXM beat a royalties lawsuit brought by SoundExchange after a judge ruled the company does not have the right to bring federal court actions.

SiriusXM Beats SoundExchange Unpaid-Royalties Suit

A federal court has found that SoundExchange lacks the authority to sue for missing royalties, and the entity has criticized the ruling.

A district court judge throws out SoundExchange's 2023 suit against SiriusXM, which had argued SoundExchange doesn't have the right to litigate royalty disputes

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SoundExchange Legal Power to Enforce Royalties Stopped By Court | Radio & Television Business Report

A federal court has dismissed SoundExchange’s $150 million lawsuit against SiriusXM, throwing a major wrench into how royalty compliance is enforced across the audio industry, stripping the royalty collector of its ability to sue over alleged underpayments. Citing Section 114 of the Copyright Act, the decision effectively eliminates a legal enforcement mechanism that broadcasters have long expected SoundExchange could wield, placing future dispu…

Did the Court Misread Congress? Rethinking the @SoundExchange Ruling Through the Lens of Legislative Design

Back to the Future Sirius v SoundExchange MTD orderDownload When Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald ruled that SoundExchange lacks the authority to sue Sirius XM for underpaid royalties, she didn’t just hand Sirius a procedural win—she redrew the legal boundaries of who can enforce America’s compulsory licenses under 17 USC §114 (often referred to as “SoundExchange royalties”). At the heart of her decision was a structural inference: because some twenty…