The NMPA filed a $200 million copyright infringement lawsuit against the gaming platform yesterday.
Roblox has fired back at the National Music Publishers' Association , vowing to"defend Roblox vigorously" against a $200 million copyright infringement lawsuit the NMPAIn its lawsuit filed on behalf of a group of leading publishers, the NMPA argues that Roblox has committed copyright infringement"on a massive scale" by hosting a library of unlicensed songs uploaded by users to incorporate into games.
The lawsuit arrives at the same time as Roblox has recently begun partnering with the music industry to host in-game virtual music performances. Notably, while Universal Music Group is among the plaintiffs in the NMPA lawsuit, absent from the list is Warner Music Group, which has worked with Roblox to put on concerts for artists like Ava Max, Why Don't We and Royal Blood. Sony Music Entertainment, which worked with Roblox on performances for Zara Larsson and Lil Nas X, is also absent.
As a platform powered by a community of creators, we are passionate about protecting intellectual property rights – from independent artists and songwriters, to music labels and publishers – and require all Roblox community members to abide by our Community Rules. We do not tolerate copyright infringement, which is why we use industry-leading, advanced filtering technology to detect and prohibit unauthorized recordings.
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