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Elon Musk X and music publishers stop suing one another

After Years of Fighting, Elon Musk’s X and Music Publishers Officially Stop Suing Each Other. But Why?

July 17, 2026

Major music publishers and Elon Musk’s X have abruptly dropped their lawsuits against one another, but information about a settlement (if any) has yet to be revealed. For now, neither side is talking. After ... Read More...

Elon Musk’s X Smells Victory Against Music Publishers, with Cox v. Sony Dramatically Shifting the Momentum

Ashley King

June 18, 2026

The former Twitter moves to strike the entire multi-million-dollar lawsuit filed against it by music publishers on the grounds of the Cox v. Sony decision. Elon Musk’s X Corp. is moving to dismiss the copyri... Read More...

Music Publishers’ X Copyright Lawsuit Officially on Pause Following the Supreme Court’s Cox Decision — ‘All Deadlines’ Shelved as the Social Platform Eyes Dismissal

Dylan Smith

April 3, 2026

Major music publishers’ long-running copyright infringement lawsuit against X is now on hard pause following the Supreme Court’s Cox v. Sony Music decision. The presiding judge made that pause official in a... Read More...

The US Supreme Court, Washington, DC (Photo: Mark Thomas)

Did the Supreme Court Just Hand Elon Musk a Giant Victory Over Music Publishers?

Paul Resnikoff

March 31, 2026

Last week, the US Supreme Court handed a decisive defeat to major label conglomerates — and a billion-dollar victory to Cox Communications. But this decision is likely to go far beyond Cox and ISPs harboring ... Read More...

Elon Musk’s X Countersues Music Publishers and the NMPA, Alleging ‘Collusion’ and ‘Weaponized’ Takedowns

Ashley King

January 9, 2026

X is suing music publishers and the NMPA with allegations of “weaponizing” takedown requests and colluding to “coerce” the platform into licensing deals. Elon Musk’s X has been embroiled in legal battles wit... Read More...

Settlement Talks Stall Between X and Music Publishers — Litigants ‘Will Continue Their Discussions’ as the Case Resumes

Dylan Smith

September 17, 2025

Back in June, X and several major music publishers moved to pause their copyright infringement battle to explore settlement discussions. Now, the parties have revealed that the talks failed to produce a resol... Read More...

Will the NMPA and X Settle? Judge Approves Pause for ‘Good-Faith Efforts to Fully and Amicably Resolve’ the Copyright Suit

Dylan Smith

June 16, 2025

Will X and the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) hammer out a deal in their copyright dispute? Possibly, as they’ve asked the court for a stay amid “good-faith efforts to fully and amicably resolv... Read More...

Another Plodding Infringement Battle? Concord v. X Copyright Showdown Could Run Into 2026

Dylan Smith

August 26, 2024

Is 2026 shaping up to be a particularly jam-packed year for industry litigation? It certainly seems so, as the copyright complaint filed by Concord and other music publishers against X (formerly Twitter) migh... Read More...

Will Twitter/X Ever Pay for Music? A Closer Look At the NMPA’s Legal Battle Against Elon Musk

Paul Resnikoff

April 17, 2024

X (formerly Twitter) is grappling with a copyright infringement lawsuit from 17 NMPA-corralled music publishers demanding hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. But given a number of setbacks in the case for publishers, will the Elon Musk-owned platform ever pay for the use of music?

Twitter/X Refutes Remaining Claims in NMPA Copyright Suit: ‘Any Infringement Was Innocent and Was Not Willful’

Dylan Smith

April 10, 2024

Twitter/X has officially pushed back against the remaining copyright infringement claims it’s facing in a complaint levied by the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). The social media platform jus... Read More...

Twitter/X Attorneys Seek Answer Deadline Extension as NMPA Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Proceeds

Dylan Smith

March 15, 2024

Closer to March’s beginning, a federal court opted against dismissing outright the copyright lawsuit filed against Twitter/X by the NMPA. Now, the social platform has officially moved to extend the deadline f... Read More...

NMPA’s Twitter/X Copyright Suit Moves Forward on Contributory Infringement Grounds Following Partial Dismissal

Dylan Smith

March 6, 2024

The National Music Publishers’ Association’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Twitter/X is proceeding, though the presiding judge has partially granted the social-media company’s dismissal motion. Judg... Read More...

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