Elon Musk’s X Says Supreme Court’s Cox Piracy Ruling Dooms Music Publishers’ Copyright Case

Elon Musk’s X Says Supreme Court’s Cox Piracy Ruling Dooms Music Publishers’ Copyright Case

Fresh caselaw from the U.S. Supreme Court may throw a wrench into the major music publishers’ lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s X of widespread copyright infringement. Publishers teamed up in 2023 to sue X (then known as Twitter) in federal court for refusing to license songs that users post on the platform. The suit has been in evidence discovery since a Nashville judge greenlit certain copyright claims in 2024, and it’s set to go to trial at the …

X says Cox ruling means music publishers’ copyright litigation must now be dismissed

Elon Musk’s X is hoping that last week’s US Supreme Court decision overturning the major record companies’ billion dollar win in a copyright dispute with Cox Communications has set a precedent that can help it get out of its ongoing legal battle with a group of music publishers. That’s despite the Recording Industry Association Of America insisting that the Cox ruling, while significant, was “narrow” in impact, and should only be relevant in oth…