A new class-action lawsuit against Spotify is taking the fight over streaming fraud to federal court. Backed by data purporting to show that Drake , in particular, has benefitted from billions of fake streams, the lawsuit accuses Spotify of turning a blind eye to exploitation of its payout model, which allocates royalties to artists based on their share of total streaming volume. The alleged bot-driven streaming fraud “causes massive financial harm to legitimate artists” and other rights-holders, the lawsuit claims. While Drake’s streaming data is cited as evidence of widespread streaming fraud, he is not accused of wrongdoing. Only Spotify is named as a defendant. Via a spokesperson, Spotify said it “in no way benefits from the industry-wide challenge of artificial streaming.”

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