Digital Music News: LyricFind Sues Musixmatch for $1 Billion+ Over Alleged Anticompetitive Scheme — Musixmatch Fires Back Against the ‘Meritless Accusations’

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Digital Music News covered LyricFind’s lawsuit against Musicxmatch and TPG for anti-competitive behavior in the lyrics licensing space.

Another ugly dispute is unfolding in the lyrics-provider world, where LyricFind is suing Musixmatch for allegedly masterminding an anticompetitive scheme – boxing it out from Spotify in the process.
Canada’s LyricFind submitted the firmly worded action to a California federal court, naming Italy’s Musixmatch as well as its TPG parent as defendants. Spanning a staggering 69 pages, the suit accuses Musixmatch of several Sherman Act violations and of taking various steps “to monopolize the lyric rights licensing market.”

– Dylan Smith, Digital Music News