Federal Court Tosses SiriusXM Unpaid-Royalties Suit — SoundExchange Fires Back Against the ‘Unfortunate and Incorrect Ruling’

Back in August 2023, SoundExchange sued SiriusXM for allegedly failing to pay millions in due royalties. Now, a federal judge has tossed the complaint, finding that the plaintiff lacks the statutory authority to sue. Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald dismissed the suit and explained the decision across 33 detail-oriented pages. Regarding the courtroom confrontation’s considerable length: […]