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Crazy timing with them just getting hit with a $1.6B lawsuit. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spotify-lawsuit/spotify-hit-with-1-6-billion-copyright-lawsuit

Crazy timing with them just getting hit with a $1.6B lawsuit. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spotify-lawsuit/spotify-hit-with-1-6-billion-copyright-lawsuit-idUSKBN1ER1RX https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spotify-lawsuit/spotify-h...

samfriedman 9y ago
I wonder if the lawsuit was purposefully timed near the IPO announcement, in an attempt to heap extra pressure on Spotify to settle quickly.
- harryh 9y ago
  This is almost certainly the case.
- CPLX 9y ago
  Yes, that's precisely how lawsuit strategy works.
  - samfriedman 9y ago
    I'd be curious to know how much of the strategy on the IPO side takes this kind of "out of the woodwork" stuff into account.
- jvanderbot 9y ago
  I think that's spot on. They are holding the stock price for ransom.
- deleted 9y ago
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bluetwo 9y ago
I can't really figure out what the merits of the case are, or get an idea who these folks are. Not a lot written about them, even though they have been around for some time. Has spotify really been playing these major artists without permission? Or is there more to the story? Not unusual to file for 10x what you think you might collect in the end. If there really are damages, will Spotify just give them 160 million in stock?
- sova 9y ago
  I can't imagine someone wanting stock in a company they are suing for damages, but anything is possible
finiteloop 9y ago
People file lawsuits when companies have filed for IPO because generally that leads to companies being in a "quiet period" in which they cannot effectively respond publicly, which increases the likelihood of settlement, etc. It is also extremely common for competitors to seed the press with negative story lines, taking advantage of the legally mandated quiet period to remove the filing company's ability to counter these stories.
- TallGuyShort 9y ago
  My employer just went through IPO. I was really disappointed how within days of the public confirmation of the S-1, competitors were lying very openly and publicly about things they knew we couldn't refute well because of the quiet period.

samfriedman 9y ago

I wonder if the lawsuit was purposefully timed near the IPO announcement, in an attempt to heap extra pressure on Spotify to settle quickly.

harryh 9y ago
This is almost certainly the case.
CPLX 9y ago
Yes, that's precisely how lawsuit strategy works.
- samfriedman 9y ago
  I'd be curious to know how much of the strategy on the IPO side takes this kind of "out of the woodwork" stuff into account.
jvanderbot 9y ago
I think that's spot on. They are holding the stock price for ransom.
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bluetwo 9y ago

I can't really figure out what the merits of the case are, or get an idea who these folks are. Not a lot written about them, even though they have been around for some time. Has spotify really been playing these major artists without permission? Or is there more to the story? Not unusual to file for 10x what you think you might collect in the end. If there really are damages, will Spotify just give them 160 million in stock?

sova 9y ago
I can't imagine someone wanting stock in a company they are suing for damages, but anything is possible

finiteloop 9y ago

People file lawsuits when companies have filed for IPO because generally that leads to companies being in a "quiet period" in which they cannot effectively respond publicly, which increases the likelihood of settlement, etc. It is also extremely common for competitors to seed the press with negative story lines, taking advantage of the legally mandated quiet period to remove the filing company's ability to counter these stories.

TallGuyShort 9y ago
My employer just went through IPO. I was really disappointed how within days of the public confirmation of the S-1, competitors were lying very openly and publicly about things they knew we couldn't refute well because of the quiet period.