Napster and Sonos Sued for Millions in Unpaid Music Royalties * TorrentFreak
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Napster, the brand synonymous with the music piracy boom of the early 2000s, now finds itself facing a new copyright challenge.

Napster, the brand synonymous with the music piracy boom of the early 2000s, has a new copyright challenge. Together with audio giant Sonos, Napster faces a lawsuit demanding over $3.4 million in alleged unpaid copyright royalties. Filed by SoundExchange, the complaint centers on missed payments related to the “Sonos Radio” service, which until 2023 was powered by Napster’s music catalog.

  • drspawndisaster@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

    While Napster did get decked hard a long while ago, it’s still a well known cultural icon, so some company was inevitably going to buy the rights to its branding/trademarks after it ate dirt to attract attention to whatever product they decide to slap it on.

    The same thing kinda happened to Atari. That company got burned to a crisp by Nintendo and Sega after the 2600, but some nobodies bought it and things keep having the Atari logo even today because it was a well known brand. It sucked ass and failed… but we remember it.