LyricFind

Musixmatch has failed to get an antitrust lawsuit filed against it by rival LyricFind dismissed. As a result, the litigation will now proceed. LyricFind claims that an exclusivity deal between Musixmatch and Warner Chappell was anticompetitive and designed to scupper its deal with Spotify…

Last month Musixmatch tried to get a lawsuit filed against it by LyricFind dismissed. LyricFind now says the arguments for dismissal lack substance. A new filing also reveals previously redacted allegations that Musixmatch tried to buy LyricFind, and then leaked confidential information to Spotify…

Earlier this year LyricFind filed a lawsuit in California claiming an exclusivity deal negotiated between its competitor Musixmatch and Warner Chappell was anticompetitive. Musixmatch says that’s simply not the case - and, anyway, the Californian courts don’t have jurisdiction in this dispute…