Spotify, Amazon to argue against songwriter rate hike in US Court of Appeals

While four large streaming services have appealed the ruling, Spotify has borne the brunt of the criticism, largely due to its highly publicised overtures to the songwriting community. — AFP

LOS ANGELES: On Tuesday, an appeal by Amazon, Google, Pandora and Spotify that seeks to overturn the Copyright Royalty Board's 2018 decision to raise by 44% the royalties paid to songwriters by streaming services will come before the US Court of Appeals.

Attorneys for Amazon and Spotify will make their cases Tuesday (the four companies filed their appeals separately); notable by its absence from the appeal is Apple Music, the world's second-largest streaming service.