Spotify has launched in India despite its dispute with Warner Music over licensing fees. The music streaming platform will charge Indian users just INR119 ($1.67) for its premium service, as well as offering single-day access and pre-paid plans for six months. The Indian service will include multi-language recommendations. A dispute over global licensing fees with Warner Music led Spotify to turn to Indian copyright laws, which allow broadcasters to obtain licenses for copyrighted content, regardless of whether the copyright owner agrees. Warner Music then filed for an injunction, which Spotify said was denied.
Spotify has launched in India despite its dispute with Warner Music over licensing fees. The music streaming platform will charge Indian users just INR119 ($1.67) for its premium service, as well as offering single-day access and pre-paid plans for up to a year. The Indian service will include multi-language recommendations. A dispute over global licensing fees with Warner Music led Spotify to turn to Indian copyright laws, which allow broadcasters to obtain licenses for copyrighted content, regardless of whether the copyright owner agrees. Warner Music then filed for an injunction, which Spotify said was denied.