Ministry of Sound Suing Spotify Over User Playlists

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday September 4, 2013 @01:34AM from the you-may-not-listen-in-that-order dept.

AmiMoJo writes "The Ministry of Sound, a UK dance music brand, is suing Spotify because it has not removed users' playlists that mirror their compilation albums. The case will hinge on whether compilation albums qualify for copyright protection due to the selection and arrangement involved in putting them together. Spotify has the rights to stream all the tracks on the playlists in question, but the issue here is whether the compilation structure — the order of the songs — can be copyrighted."

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Re:Don't they have something better to do? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-09-04 01:50 · Score: 0, Troll

Yea shame on them for trying to defend their business model, which is their feudatory duty to their share holders. Don't get me wrong, their business model sucks, but if they don't defend it they aren't doing their jobs.