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Popular virtual gaming platform Roblox has been sued by the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) in the US, seeking $200 million in damages for allegedly allowing users to upload music from famous artists without paying a licensing .
Popular virtual gaming platform Roblox has been sued by the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) in the US, seeking $200 million in damages for
Roblox is Being Sued By Music Publishers For $US200 ($257) Million
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The National Music Publishers’ Association is suing Roblox for at least $US200 ($257) million, claiming that the platform’s games are “illegally using songs from numerous artists”.
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Varietyreport, the NMPA’s president David Israelite says Roblox is making “hundreds of millions of dollars by requiring users to pay every time they upload music onto the platform taking advantage of young people’s lack of understanding about copyright and then they take virtually no action to prevent repeat infringement or alert users to the risks they are taking.”