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As the Music Publishers Drop Their Big Copyright Lawsuit Against X, Does US Copyright Law Need a Rewrite?

The US music publishers have ended their copyright infringement lawsuit with Elon Musk’s X - or Twitter if you prefer. Terms of the settlement are not known, but the ultimate aim of this lawsuit was really to pressure X into following the lead of its social media rivals by entering into licensing deals with the music industry. As yet, no deals have been announced. If no deals are forthcoming, and it turns out that the threat of a copyright infri…
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X and a group of music editors led by the National Association of Music Publishers (NMPA) have agreed to dismiss their respective claims, according to court documents filed on July 18. The terms of the agreement have not been made public. Both parties asked the court to dismiss the cases "with prejudice", which means that they cannot re-appeal. A three-year dispute that began with a $250 million lawsuit against Twitter ends in discreet agreement…

Social network X and a group of music publishers have agreed to end mutual lawsuits that have lasted almost three years. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed by the parties, but the court finally closed both cases without the right to resubmit.

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Tekedia broke the news on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
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