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X Corp. files US antitrust suit against music publishers over bundled licensing

( January 9, 2026, 17:07 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: X Corp. filed a US complaint against the National Music Publishers’ Association and music publishers whom it represents, accusing them of colluding through NMPA in a concerted refusal to deal with X independently. According to the complaint, the publishers want to coerce X into taking licenses to musical works from the industry as a whole, denying X the benefit of competition between music publishers. The company also claims that the publishers have weaponized the Digital Millennium Copyright Act against it, using it as a pretext for their “extortionate” campaign.See attached file. ...

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