I did some research and apparently they’re sueing Valve because they think any platform where users can download something using their music should pay them, too. The publishers/devs are paying but Valve isn’t.
Valve doesn’t let you play the music, unless the publisher adds it and you purchase it separately as an OST (for which Valve is protected as that is the publisher’s actions).
If this succeeds then I declare anarchy. Rules are no longer a thing, anywhere. If corporations can just make up any bullshit they want then I’m going to start suing all the music industry associations for including their music in commercials which did NOT license my ears to receive it.
They don’t license the samples that an artist might’ve licensed, but they “sell” them as part of the song. The same braindead logic from the lawsuit can be applied here.
I did some research and apparently they’re sueing Valve because they think any platform where users can download something using their music should pay them, too. The publishers/devs are paying but Valve isn’t.
No idea how well that holds up in court.
Did music stores need licenses to sell CDs?
What does this mean for Apple Music or Spotify?
Valve doesn’t let you play the music, unless the publisher adds it and you purchase it separately as an OST (for which Valve is protected as that is the publisher’s actions).
If this succeeds then I declare anarchy. Rules are no longer a thing, anywhere. If corporations can just make up any bullshit they want then I’m going to start suing all the music industry associations for including their music in commercials which did NOT license my ears to receive it.
They do license the music
They don’t license the samples that an artist might’ve licensed, but they “sell” them as part of the song. The same braindead logic from the lawsuit can be applied here.
You’re conflating the streaming side vs the buying a track side.