The National Music Publishers' Association has sued the popular gaming platform Roblox for copyright infringement on behalf of several music publishers in a lawsuit seeking $200 million in damages.

Players can customize their own worlds on the platform. Many illegally upload songs — called “bypassing audio” — and some make intense tracks in a new genre, robloxcore. By Kieran Press-Reynolds ...

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Roblox and big-three music company Sony Music Entertainment announced a new partnership Tuesday that will funnel more of Sony’s extensive roster of superstars into the video game. The companies didn’t ...

Publisher group says video-game platform encourages infringement Complaint says users incorporate unlicensed songs into their content Roblox allegedly profits from song uploads, advertises music use ...