Sony Music Sues Kroger in Latest Lawsuit Over Songs on Social Media: ‘Rampant Infringement’
The label claims the grocery chain used music by Beyoncé, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson and Outkast in social media advertisements — the latest in a flood of such cases.
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