Sony Music Revokes Lawsuit Against Triller Regarding Unlicensed Use Of Music

JAKARTA - Sony Music Entertainment has withdrawn a lawsuit against Triller over allegations that the short video platform used music from the label without permission. This was revealed according to documents filed in Manhattan federal court.

Sony Music and Triller notified the court on Friday 11 August that they would end the copyright case with prejudice, meaning the lawsuit could not be re-submitted.

Representatives from the two companies did not immediately respond on Monday, August 14 regarding further requests for information, including whether the two companies had reached a settlement.

Triller has settled part of the lawsuit in April, agreeing to pay more than $4.5 million on charges of violating contracts with the label.

Sony Music sued Los Angeles-based Triller last year. They accused the TikTok competitor of not making payments according to the licensing agreement and committing "massive" copyright infringement by streaming unlicensed music since violating the contract.

The lawsuit lists more than 50 songs that Triller allegedly misused by artists such as Britney Spears, Harry Styles, and Janis Joplin.

A Triller spokesperson said at the time that it had removed Sony Music's music catalog from the platform, and the lawsuit was "very wrong" in describing their relationship. Triller later denied Sony Music's accusations in court.