One of the world’s most iconic dance music labels is suing music-streaming website Spotify for infringement of copyright.
British label Ministry of Sound launched legal action against Spotify earlier this week, claiming it had repeatedly asked the company to delete playlists that copied its compilation albums.
Ministry of Sound is now seeking an injunction requiring Spotify to delete the playlists and block similar ones emerging, The Guardian reports.
A spokesperson for Spotify told The Guardian the company had received the lawsuit, but gave no further comment.
This is not the first time Spotify has been criticised for its streaming practices.
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In July, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich declared "We're standing up for our fellow musicians," and removed the debut album of their band, Atoms for Peace, from Spotify.
Ministry of Sound Chief Executive Lohan Presencer said that the company had so far only taken legal action against Spotify, but was monitoring similar steaming services.
"There are other services that have playlists, and when we have seen this happening – playlists using Ministry of Sound's name – when we have notified them, they have willingly taken them down. It's only against Spotify that we've hit this brick wall," he said.
