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Elon Musk's X Escapes Copyright Lawsuit Over Songs

Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk in Paris

Elon Musk's company, X, has managed to avoid a significant portion of a lawsuit related to copyrighted songs on Twitter. The lawsuit, which alleged that X had infringed on copyrighted music in tweets posted by Musk, has seen some success for the company in court.

The lawsuit was filed by a group of music publishers who claimed that X had used their copyrighted songs without permission in tweets shared by Musk. However, a judge ruled that X was not liable for direct copyright infringement for the majority of the songs in question.

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