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Early this week we found out that the administrator of Prince’s estate authorized a copyright lawsuit against Jay Z’s Roc Nation for putting 15 Prince albums up on the streaming service Tidal. This was stemming from a complaint that was filed in the Minnesota federal court back on August 1, 2015 and it basically stated
“Prince’s NPG Records came to an agreement on Aug. 1, 2015, with Tidal, also owned by Jay Z. But the lawsuit contends that Tidal was only given an exclusive license for a newly recorded studio album titled Hit n Run. The exclusivity was set to run for a 90-day term.”
On the flip side Roc Nation and TIDAL which is owned by Jay Z have filed counter claims alleging they were granted more – “the right to exclusively stream [Prince’s] entire catalogue of music, with certain limited exceptions.” Prince’s Estate decided as of yesterday to go ahead with the lawsuit against on because Roc Nation has ignored repeated requests to provide documentation or evidence of any oral and implied agreement granting such rights.
The administrator of Prince’s estate has been reported to have given Universal Music Group the green light to open negotiations with other digital distributors about licensing Prince’s catalog. For updates and more info on this ongoing battle keep it locked wit us at www.streetz945atl.com
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