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Strictly speaking that’s not quite true. A user can upload playlist covers and a text description for that playlist. Both the image and text could fall under co
by kevingrahl 8y ago
Strictly speaking that’s not quite true. A user can upload playlist covers and a text description for that playlist. Both the image and text could fall under copyright.
In 2013/2014 Ministry of Sound sued Spotify over not removing playlists based on Ministry compilations, created by Spotify’s users. Ministry claimed that its compilations qualified for copyright protection due to the selection and arrangement involved. [1] [2]
[1] - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/27/spotify-ministry-of-sound-lawsuit-settlement https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/27/spotify-m...
[2] - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/04/ministry-of-sound-sues-spotify https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/04/ministry-...