Valve Facing UK Lawsuit Over Music Rights in Games Valve Doesn’t Make or Own - IGN

UK PRO PRS for Music has filed legal action against Valve, alleging Steam has never held a PRS licence covering use of PRS-managed music in games distributed in the UK. PRS references the need for a General Entertainment Online Licence (used by platforms like Xbox) and notes prior deals with Sony. It seeks a retrospective and ongoing licence; otherwise litigation will continue. This could impact how game storefronts and publishers handle music rights for UK downloads/streams.

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