Spotify hit with $1.6 billion copyright lawsuit over songs by The Doors, Neil Young, other popular artists

California-based music publisher Wixen Music has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against music streaming giant Spotify over music from The Doors, Neil Young, Steely Dan and other popular artists. The lawsuit alleges that Spotify has been airing songs from its catalog without proper licensing and without providing the respective monetary compensation for the publisher.

Wixen Music Publishing holds the license to various songs by The Doors, Tom Petty, Zach De La Rocha and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Donald Fagen of Steely Dab, ...