Shortly after Lowery filed his suit, Spotify and the National Music Publishers Association announced an agreement for managing songwriter royalties. Lowery’s camp has voiced concerns that songwriters who sign on to that Spotify system will lose their right to sue for royalties, perhaps unknowingly.
“Neither Spotify, nor any person acting in concert with Spotify, should be encouraging prospective class members to waive their copyright infringement claims and remedies without providing appropriate information about the pending class lawsuit as well, so that the putative class members may make an informed decision,” the legal team said in its request.
Spotify has not responded yet to this most recent filing.