Music publishers are suing the company formerly known as Twitter, but X is now pushing back. Elon Musk’s company has filed a motion asking the court to dismiss the lawsuit in its entirety. The core of its argument is the age-old platform-not-publisher defense. “The law requires that direct infringement arise from active, knowing, non-automated conduct by a defendant – not from the passive, automated operations of a website,” as its motion puts it.
Source: ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) files to dismiss music publishers’ lawsuit – Music Ally