Category: LyricFind News
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Music Ally: LyricFind makes new allegations on its battle with Musixmatch
Music Ally covered the latest news on LyricFind’s antitrust lawsuit against Musixmatch and TPG Growth. The legal battle between LyricFind and Musixmatch is reaching epic tea-spilling proportions. The latest update is the release of an unredacted version of LyricFind’s original lawsuit filing in early March. Newly-revealed allegations include the claim that Musixmatch’s investor…
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Unlimited Supply Podcast: The LyricFind vs. Musixmach Battle Rages On
Lars Murray on the Unlimited Supply Podcast gave an update on the LyricFind and Musixmatch lawsuit. You can listen to it starting at the 1:45 second mark below!
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Digital Music News: LyricFind Fires Back Against ‘Monopolist’ Musixmatch’s Dismissal Motion Amid Intensifying Antitrust Battle
Digital Music News covered the latest news in LyricFind’s antitrust lawsuit against Musixmatch and TPG Growth. The over $1 billion legal battle between leading lyrics providers is heating up: LyricFind is pushing back against Musixmatch’s dismissal motion and doubling down on claims that it “suffered quintessential antitrust injury.” – Dylan…
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Music Business Worldwide: LyricFind files opposition to Musixmatch motion to dismiss antitrust lawsuit
Music Business Worldwide wrote about the latest news regarding the LyricFind’s antitrust lawsuit against Musixmatch and TPG Growth. Song lyrics company LyricFind alleges that a major investor in its primary rival, Musixmatch, attempted to “buy or bury” the company in order to stave off competition, in documents related to LyricFind’s antitrust lawsuit…
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CMU: Musixmatch pitched acquisition, snaffled confidential info to scupper Spotify deal, claims LyricFind in lawsuit latest
CMU covered the latest in the ongoing litigation between LyricFind and Musixmatch/TPG Growth. LyricFind insists that arguments put forward by its rival Musixmatch in an antitrust legal battle have no substance. In a new court filing, the lyrics aggregator remains forthright in accusing its rival of anticompetitive conduct, while founder Darryl Ballantyne says that Musixmatch,…
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Sound Connections Podcast: 120: FOUNDER: What’s Really Going On With Lyrics and DSPs: Darryl Ballantyne
LyricFind Co-Founder and CEO Darryl Ballantyne sat down with the Sound Connections Podcast to discuss his company, the lyric licensing business, and current issues in the space.
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Competition Policy International: LyricFind Accuses Musixmatch of Antitrust Violations in Warner Chappell Deal Dispute
Competition Policy International covered the Musixmatch response to LyricFind’s antitrust lawsuit. The legal feud between competing lyrics providers LyricFind and Musixmatch has intensified, with Musixmatch moving to dismiss the antitrust lawsuit filed against it earlier this year. According to a legal filing made public by Music Business Worldwide, Musixmatch labeled…
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Record of the Day: LyricFind statements on Musixmatch motion to dismiss
Record of the Day posted statements from LyricFind’s CEO, Darryl Ballantyne and Counsel, Kellie Lerner on the motion to dismiss from Musixmatch. “As revealed in our now unredacted complaint, we allege this was a classic ‘buy or bury’ scheme. When Musixmatch/TPG tried and failed to buy our company, they then…
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Billboard: Daddy Yankee Sues Ex-Wife, Jay-Z Fight Continues, Taylor Swift Tickets Hacked & More Music Law
This week’s Billboard Legal Beat column covered LyricFind’s lawsuit against Musicxmatch. ANTITRUST SHOWDOWN – A lyrics service called LyricFind filed an antitrust lawsuit against Musixmatch, claiming that the larger rival has reached an exclusive licensing deal with Warner Music Group (WMG) that’s “unprecedented in the music industry” and is aimed…
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Creative Industries News: Lyrics licensing platform LyricFind files lawsuit against competitor Musixmatch alleging antitrust violations
Creative Industries News covered the recently filed lawsuit from LyricFind against Musicxmatch. Toronto-based lyrics licensing platform LyricFind filed has filed an antitrust lawsuit against competitor Musixmatch and its private-equity owner, TPG Growth, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California,LyricFind are Musixmatch both lyric data fulfillment…