Music Publishers Ask Court to Dismiss X’s ‘Weaponized DMCA’ Antitrust Suit

Major music publishers and the NMPA are asking a Texas federal court to throw out X's antitrust lawsuit, calling it a baseless attempt at retaliation. The music companies argue that X’s conspiracy theory rests on a single word in an email, while adding that their massive DMCA takedown campaign was not a sham but fully protected by the First Amendment.