Roblox, the virtual world creation platform, announced today that it has reached a settlement with the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) and is actively negotiating potential deals with individual music publishers. Roblox announced the news this morning, saying that it is committed to working with the music industry.
In June of this year, NMPA sued Roblox, accusing the latter of allowing users to upload copyrighted songs to its shared library of game construction assets. Roblox soon signed individual agreements with BMG and Sony, but the new agreement resolved all claims involving NMPA members.
According to a press release and NMPA, Roblox and the organization have agreed to an industry-wide settlement, and individual music publishers can decide whether to opt-in. The agreement also opens a negotiation period for members to participate in and The platform’s new forward permit transaction.
Music is a major element of Roblox. The platform has already hosted concerts by artists such as Lil Nas X. Last week, it launched listening parties, where artists made their debut by playing albums in various separate Roblox worlds. But NMPA accused Roblox of deliberately ignoring or covering up the scope of pirated music on the platform.
Write in the official log about authorization
Roblox has signed a license agreement with APM Music, which will allow our users to use hundreds of thousands of songs (licensed music) in their games. Even better, this licensed music can be used for free on the Roblox platform without paying royalties! We have handled the authorization process for you, so you don’t have to worry about the authorization of simultaneous audio and video recording, mastering, mechanical recording, public performances, etc. You can use all authorized music from today!
