Music giant Ministry of Sound are suing Spotify for copyright infringement. Ministry of Sound filed a law suit on September 4th of this year claiming Spotify have refused to delete playlists created by users that copy Ministry of Sound's compilation albums.They have appealed for an injunction forcing Spotify to delete the infringing playlists and block the users. They are also asking for a fee to cover 'damages and costs.' The argument between both parties dates back to 2012 with Ministry of Sound claiming Spotify have been unresponsive to their attempts at communication leading up to the case.
The grey are is in the order of the songs, Spotify have the rights to stream the music and users have the right to organise them as they wish, Ministry of Sound are therefore attempting to negotiate based on a law regarding copying the order of an album, a law which doesn't exist.
Chief executive Lohan Presencer has also hinted at beginning a law suit with Spotify rival, iTunes based on the same copyright problems, claiming Ministry of Sound have tried to stop users from creating playlists with the name 'Ministry of Sound' or 'Now that's what I call..' for four years.
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