Believe and TuneCore respond to allegations of ‘industrial-scale copyright infringement’

UMG is suing Believe and TuneCore for $500 million in a major copyright infringement lawsuit. On November 4th, a lawsuit was filed by Universal Music Group, ABCKO Music & Records, and Concord Music Group (collectively UMG) against Believe and TuneCore (collectively Believe). The reason? Allegations of “industrial-scale copyright infringement”, which could potentially cost Believe $500 million. Believe, a French music company, and its subsidiary TuneCore, are accused of knowingly enabling copyright infringement on a massive scale. According to the original complaint, Believe facilitates a huge number of bad actors to distribute fraudulent music illegally, with their client list being “overrun with fraudulent…