A protracted legal conflict between X (formerly Twitter) and a coalition of major music publishers, led by the National Music Publishers Association, concluded after three years of opposing claims. The publishers initially sued in 2023 for $250 million, alleging the platform enabled rampant user copyright infringement without establishing the licensing agreements standard among other major social media firms. X subsequently countered with claims that publishers were employing anticompetitive tactics to force unfavourable licensing rates.

Both parties have now agreed to permanently dismiss all lawsuits without publicly revealing the settlement's terms or structure. The simultaneous withdrawal, filed as dismissals "with prejudice," prevents either side from revisiting the dispute. Despite the resolution, neither organisation has offered any public explanation for the outcome, leaving the actual commercial or legal concessions involved entirely unknown.