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Nashville Federal Court Decides Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Must Sit for Deposition in Copyright Licensing Dispute Over Streaming of Eminem Songs

3 minute read August 01, 2022 at 12:03 AM
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Stan Soocher
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Nashville Federal Court Decides Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Must Sit for Deposition in Copyright Licensing Dispute Over Streaming of Eminem Songs

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, denied a bid by the streaming service Spotify to put off a deposition of Spotify President, CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek until a damages segment of the litigation.

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