Credit: Mark Roger Bailey/Adobe StockMusic App Denied Injunction Against Apple Over Alleged Scheme to Block Its Access to App Store
A California federal court has rejected music streaming platform Musi's request for preliminary injunction against Apple in a breach-of-contract lawsuit. Canada-based Musi has accused Apple of partaking in a "backchannel scheme with music-industry conglomerates."
January 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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What You Need to Know
- Music streaming platform Musi sued Apple last October for removing its app from the Apple app store over copyright infringement concerns.
- On Jan. 9, a California federal judge denied Musi's request for preliminary injunction against Apple to reinstate the app.
- An expert in entertainment and copyright law says that this case may set a new precedent for whether app store providers can remove apps at their own discretion.
A California federal court has rejected music streaming platform Musi's request for a preliminary injunction against Apple in a breach-of-contract lawsuit.
Musi filed a complaint against the Big Tech giant on Oct. 2, 2024, after Apple removed the Musi app from its app store due to copyright infringement concerns. In addition to a preliminary and permanent injunction against Apple to restore the Musi app to the app store, Musi is seeking damages on its claims of breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
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