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The newspaper said PRS for Music, which represents about
100,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers, said it had
“no alternative” but to sue SoundCloud for copyright
infringement since the music service refused to agree a
licensing deal.
"Following five years of unsuccessful negotiations, we now find
ourselves in a situation where we have no alternative but to
commence legal proceedings against the online music service
SoundCloud," the society wrote in a letter to its members,
according to the newspaper. (http://on.ft.com/1WUZLDR)
SoundCloud said the PRS action was regrettable but declined to
comment further on how it would defend the legal action.
Last year, SoundCloud was close to a deal with major record
labels like Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and
Warner Music Group for licenses to continue playing their songs
and avoid potential legal disputes. But recent media reports
have indicated problems with the firm's agreements with the
record labels.
PRS for Music could not immediately be reached for comments.
(Reporting by Rama Venkat Raman in Bengaluru)
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