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Federal Judge Rejects MLC’s Interlocutory Appeal Push in Spotify Bundling Battle — While Striking One of the DSP’s Defenses

September 7, 2026

Nearly 28 months after the bundling-focused Mechanical Licensing Collective v. Spotify legal battle kicked off, a federal judge has denied the MLC’s push for an interlocutory appeal. We broke down that strai... Read More...

Spotify Moves to Shut Down the MLC’s Latest Appeal In Marathon Bundling Battle: ‘Permitting the MLC to Reverse Course at This Stage Is Prejudicial and Unwarranted’

Dylan Smith

January 12, 2026

New year, same Mechanical Licensing Collective v. Spotify legal battle, which has hit the ground running in 2026 with an intensifying showdown over the MLC’s appeal efforts. Coming up on the second annivers... Read More...

The MLC Moves to Appeal a Decisive Bundling Win by Spotify — Spotify Says Not to Fast

Dylan Smith

November 26, 2025

18 months later, the Mechanical Licensing Collective v. Spotify showdown is still playing out – with procedural questions taking center stage as the MLC plots a bundling-focused appeal. The MLC outlined its ... Read More...

MLC Demands Jury Trial in Revived Spotify Lawsuit — Case Management Conference Set for November

Dylan Smith

October 9, 2025

Will an amended complaint and a jury trial demand change the trajectory of the MLC’s bundling-focused Spotify lawsuit? We should have an answer sooner rather than later, as the updated action is quickly rampi... Read More...

Mechanical Licensing Collective v. Spotify Rematch Moves Forward With Overhauled Arguments — Judge Says the MLC ‘States Multiple Plausible Claims’

Dylan Smith

September 26, 2025

Can the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) successfully challenge Spotify’s bundling craze with an updated line of arguments? We’re about to find out, as a federal judge has revived the previously dismisse... Read More...

MLC Asks Court to Reconsider Spotify Bundling Lawsuit Dismissal, Warns of ‘Profound Financial Consequences on an Entire Creative Industry’

Dylan Smith

February 14, 2025

The Mechanical Licensing Collective is officially asking a federal court to reconsider its January dismissal of a much-publicized lawsuit targeting Spotify’s bundling craze. The MLC just recently submitted ... Read More...

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Spotify Scores Major Legal Win in MLC Bundling Lawsuit: ‘The Only Plausible Application of the Law Supports Spotify’s Position’

Dylan Smith

January 29, 2025

Looks like Spotify’s aggressive bundling strategy is here to stay: The streaming platform has resoundingly triumphed in a related lawsuit from the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC). The presiding judge ... Read More...

The NMPA Wishes You ‘Unbundled Joy’ This Holiday Season as the Spotify Bundling Showdown Rages On

Dylan Smith

December 11, 2024

Amid a high-stakes showdown over Spotify’s unilateral bundling reclassifications, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) is wishing you “unbundled joy” this holiday season. The NMPA communicated ... Read More...

Spotify Reports $100 Million In Royalty Savings Since Rolling Out Bundled Offerings Since March

Ashley King

November 13, 2024

Spotify’s bundling pays off, but not for songwriters and publishers. The bundle move puts the company on course for its first full year as a profitable entity. Spotify posted a quarterly operating income of ... Read More...

The MLC v. Spotify Legal Battle Keeps Getting Uglier — Bitter Dispute Unfolds Over ‘Extremely Broad’ and ‘Invasive’ Discovery Demands

Dylan Smith

October 16, 2024

Just when you thought the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) v. Spotify lawsuit couldn’t get any uglier, the two are now embroiled in a bitter discovery dispute. Both the MLC and the streaming platform i... Read More...

MLC Fires Back Against Spotify Dismissal Push in Unpaid-Royalties Lawsuit, Doubles Down on Anti-Bundling Arguments

Dylan Smith

September 19, 2024

At August’s end, Spotify moved to dismiss the “nonsensical” unpaid-royalties lawsuit filed against it by the Mechanical Licensing Collective. Now, the MLC is urging the court to reject that motion and allow t... Read More...

Time to Delete the Streaming Mechanical? Here’s a Case for Ditching the Complicated License and Sunsetting the MLC

Jody Dunitz

September 9, 2024

‘Only the songwriters suffer in this messed up, inequitable streaming licensing scheme,’ says Jody Dunitz, a former exec at Sony Music Publishing. Here’s her case for nixing the mechanical, sunsetting the MLC... Read More...

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Federal Judge Rejects MLC’s Interlocutory Appeal Push in Spotify Bundling Battle — While Striking One of the DSP’s Defenses

Spotify Moves to Shut Down the MLC’s Latest Appeal In Marathon Bundling Battle: ‘Permitting the MLC to Reverse Course at This Stage Is Prejudicial and Unwarranted’

The MLC Moves to Appeal a Decisive Bundling Win by Spotify — Spotify Says Not to Fast

MLC Demands Jury Trial in Revived Spotify Lawsuit — Case Management Conference Set for November

Mechanical Licensing Collective v. Spotify Rematch Moves Forward With Overhauled Arguments — Judge Says the MLC ‘States Multiple Plausible Claims’

MLC Asks Court to Reconsider Spotify Bundling Lawsuit Dismissal, Warns of ‘Profound Financial Consequences on an Entire Creative Industry’

Spotify Scores Major Legal Win in MLC Bundling Lawsuit: ‘The Only Plausible Application of the Law Supports Spotify’s Position’

The NMPA Wishes You ‘Unbundled Joy’ This Holiday Season as the Spotify Bundling Showdown Rages On

Spotify Reports $100 Million In Royalty Savings Since Rolling Out Bundled Offerings Since March

The MLC v. Spotify Legal Battle Keeps Getting Uglier — Bitter Dispute Unfolds Over ‘Extremely Broad’ and ‘Invasive’ Discovery Demands

MLC Fires Back Against Spotify Dismissal Push in Unpaid-Royalties Lawsuit, Doubles Down on Anti-Bundling Arguments

Time to Delete the Streaming Mechanical? Here’s a Case for Ditching the Complicated License and Sunsetting the MLC

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