SAN FRANCISCO — The lead singer of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven has filed a proposed class action against Spotify that accuses the music streaming service of an “egregious, continuous and ongoing campaign of deliberate copyright infringement.”
David Lowery, a songwriter and music producer, is seeking more than $150 million on behalf of copyright owners whose musical works were distributed by Spotify without a license. The suit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, was first reported by the music and entertainment publication Billboard, which noted that Spotify has been in negotiations with the National Music Publishers Association regarding licensing issues.
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