It has begun. British publishing organization PRS has sued Soundcloud for copyright infringement. After the recent purge of music from Soundcloud due to pressure from major labels Sony and Universal, this is another major blow to the music streaming service. Here’s what PRS had to say about their decision:
“After careful consideration, and following five years of unsuccessful negotiations, we now find ourselves in a situation where we have no alternative but to commence legal proceedings against the online music service SoundCloud,”
“We have asked SoundCloud numerous times to recognise their responsibilities to take a licence to stop the infringement of our members’ copyrights, but so far our requests have not been met,” continues the letter, which has been circulated on social media, but not officially sent to the press. When contacted by Billboard, a spokesperson for PRS would only confirm that the organisation has “commenced legal proceedings against SoundCloud,”
Is this the end for Soundcloud? Probably not. But for a streaming platform that is well suited for music lovers to find new and exciting artists and tunes this could be very unnerving. Keep it locked in to Run The Trap as well will keep you up to date as the story unfolds.
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where are people suppose to share and upload new tracks we cant all get clearance from publishers we dont even make any money off soundcloud they bloody wankers need to be castrated and the copyright laws need to be abolished once and for all