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Federal Court Tosses SiriusXM Unpaid-Royalties Suit — SoundExchange Fires Back Against the ‘Unfortunate and Incorrect Ruling’

August 8, 2025

Back in August 2023, SoundExchange sued SiriusXM for allegedly failing to pay millions in due royalties. Now, a federal judge has tossed the complaint, finding that the plaintiff lacks the statutory authority... Read More...

SiriusXM Voluntarily Dismisses SoundExchange Counterclaims in Ongoing Unpaid Royalties Dispute

Dylan Smith

October 23, 2024

Less than three months later, SiriusXM has dropped its counterclaims against SoundExchange in their high-stakes legal battle over allegedly unpaid royalties. That interesting move from SiriusXM emerged in a... Read More...

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SiriusXM Swipes Back at SoundExchange’s $150 Million Unpaid Royalties Suit, Urging Dismissal and Damages for Counterclaims

Dylan Smith

August 12, 2024

Has SoundExchange’s unpaid royalties lawsuit against SiriusXM evolved into an all-out war? The satellite radio giant is hitting back at the complaint and demanding, among other things, damages for counterclai... Read More...

Judge Refuses to Toss SoundExchange vs. SiriusXM — But Agrees to Shift the Action to New York

Ashley King

July 22, 2024

A judge denies SiriusXM’s request to toss SoundExchange’s $150 million unpaid royalties lawsuit, but agrees on a change of venue to NYC. After SoundExchange sued SiriusXM last year for more than $150 million... Read More...

SiriusXM Moves To Dismiss SoundExchange’s $150 Million Unpaid-Royalties Lawsuit on Jurisdictional Grounds

Dylan Smith

September 25, 2023

Last month, SoundExchange sued SiriusXM for allegedly failing to pay north of $150 million in owed royalties. Now, the satellite radio giant has moved to dismiss the complaint on jurisdictional grounds. Lib... Read More...

SiriusXM Fires Back Against SoundExchange Lawsuit—”We Remain Committed to Paying Artists Fairly”

Ashley King

August 16, 2023

SiriusXM has responded to the lawsuit filed by SoundExchange, which alleges the satellite radio giant has withheld more than $150 million in royalties. SoundExchange collects royalties for the use of recordi... Read More...

SoundExchange Sues SiriusXM Over ‘More Than $150 Million in Royalties Owed to Artists and Copyright Owners’

Dylan Smith

August 16, 2023

SiriusXM (NASDAQ: SIRI) is facing a firmly worded lawsuit from SoundExchange, which says that the satellite radio giant “has unjustifiably withheld more than $150 million in royalties owed to artists and copy... Read More...

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Federal Court Tosses SiriusXM Unpaid-Royalties Suit — SoundExchange Fires Back Against the ‘Unfortunate and Incorrect Ruling’

SiriusXM Voluntarily Dismisses SoundExchange Counterclaims in Ongoing Unpaid Royalties Dispute

SiriusXM Swipes Back at SoundExchange’s $150 Million Unpaid Royalties Suit, Urging Dismissal and Damages for Counterclaims

Judge Refuses to Toss SoundExchange vs. SiriusXM — But Agrees to Shift the Action to New York

SiriusXM Moves To Dismiss SoundExchange’s $150 Million Unpaid-Royalties Lawsuit on Jurisdictional Grounds

SiriusXM Fires Back Against SoundExchange Lawsuit—”We Remain Committed to Paying Artists Fairly”

SoundExchange Sues SiriusXM Over ‘More Than $150 Million in Royalties Owed to Artists and Copyright Owners’

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