David Lowery, a lecturer in Terry College’s Music Business Certificate Program, was interviewed for an article in Billboard about the battle for creators’ rights.
Lowery sued Spotify in 2015 for copyright infringement related to unpaid mechanical royalties. The case resulted in a $43 million class action settlement against the company that is awaiting court approval, although Lowery is no longer the named plaintiff.
“Streaming is the future of the music business, and I’m not against it—I just want everyone to get paid fairly,” said Lowery, who organized the Artists’ Rights Symposium which brought together policy makers and musicians on Jan. 22 and 23. “There could be millions of songs that songwriters weren’t getting paid royalties for, and the future should be better than that.”