The music streaming service is reportedly looking to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, with most indicators pointing to a Q1 2018 IPO but not accounting for a copyright infringement lawsuit which emerged Tuesday as Wixen
Music Publishing demanded $ 1.6 billion from Spotify over its supposedly unlicensed use of thousands of songs, including creations authored by established musicians such as Neil Young, Tom Petty, and the Doors.
Not exact matches
Books,
music and movies have all seen their physical bodies and storage locations dissolve, to be replaced with on -
demand downloads and digital copies.The digital content revolution has done a lot for increasing access and visibility for artists and authors, but the current
publishing giants have failed to adequately adjust to the times in a few crucial areas.
Shivaree
Publishing is an artisanal publisher of print - on -
demand books, ebooks, websites and
music.
In October of 2009, due to the harmonies that would be created in the businesses, the CreateSpace and BookSurge brands merged under the CreateSpace name to become the
publishing and manufacturing on -
demand leader for independent content creators, publishers, film studios, and
music labels.
Amazon has rapidly built a leading position as a producer and distributor of indie works during the past few years, developing its ebook
publishing service Kindle Direct Publishing, and CreateSpace, an online service for people who want to make their work available through on - demand print books, music CDs,
publishing service Kindle Direct
Publishing, and CreateSpace, an online service for people who want to make their work available through on - demand print books, music CDs,
Publishing, and CreateSpace, an online service for people who want to make their work available through on -
demand print books,
music CDs, and DVDs.
«
Music labels should... move CDs to an on -
demand publishing mode,» he suggested.
While the timing of the lawsuit makes an out - of - court settlement more likely, such a development may still not be plausible due to the scope of the alleged infringement which could easily make Wixen
Music Publishing's settlement
demands deemed too high by Spotify.