Lyrics provider LyricFind’s lawsuit against rival Musixmatch will go forward after a US federal court rejected a large part of Musixmatch’s motion to dismiss the case.
In a decision handed down on Wednesday (September 3) Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley allowed much of the case brought by LyricFind to go forward, though she dismissed some of its complaints.
“LyricFind plausibly alleges Musixmatch entered an exclusive agreement causing injury of the type antitrust laws are intended to prevent and substantially foreclosing competition,” Judge Corley wrote in her decision, which can be read in full here.
“This is a preliminary ruling in the legal process based solely on LyricFind’s allegations. Once the relevant facts are presented and examined, we remain confident we will prevail,” a spokesperson for Musixmatch told MBW following the ruling.
