# What’s at Stake in the Dismissal of Wixen’s Lawsuit Against Meta — And Why It Refiled Its Complaint (Guest Column)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/whats-at-stake-in-the-dismissal-of-wixens-lawsuit-against-meta-and-why-it-refiled-its-complaint-guest-column/
- Published: 2026-11-03T15:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T01:17:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/pro/wixen-music-meta-copyright-lawsuit-whats-at-stake/
- Topics: Business, Companies, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Wixen says Meta continued using songs after its licence ended.
- The complaint was refiled after the judge requested song-by-song details.
- The dispute raises questions about copyright claims for co-written songs.

## Summary

Wixen’s lawsuit against Meta concerns whether the company can keep using songwriters’ music on Instagram and Facebook Reels without a licence or payment. Wixen says Meta used the music for seven years under licence, then sharply reduced what it would pay, continued using songs after negotiations failed and removed some tracks while they were still licensed.

A judge dismissed the complaint with permission to refile, asking Wixen to clarify its rights to each song; Wixen says it has done so and that claims about songs removed during the licensing period remain. The trial date is still scheduled and discovery is under way. The article also challenges a Ninth Circuit rule requiring a publishing administrator to control all of a song’s rights to sue, arguing that this can leave jointly written songs without an effective copyright claim.

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