Spotify Sued by Mechanical Licensing Collective Over Bundled Music-Audiobooks Subscription Plans, Which Result in Lower Royalties

The publishing industry's offensive against Spotify continues as the Mechanical Licensing Collective has filed legal action against the streaming giant's U.S. division over its recent subscription offers that bundle music and audiobooks, resulting in a lower royalty. the MLC seeks "unpaid royalties due under the compulsory mechanical blanket license obtained by Spotify to reproduce and distribute […]