Network v. Spotify
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-06158
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Global Media Network v. Spotify was dismissed, and Judge Swain denied fee-free appeal status.
The action brought by Global Media Network and William Scales against Spotify was dismissed. The judgment also denied the plaintiffs’ ability to appeal without paying filing fees.
What happened
Global Media Network; William Scales v. Spotify is a civil judgment from the Southern District of New York. The judgment does not describe the dispute or the parties’ arguments.
The court stated that the action was dismissed for the reasons given in a separate September 3, 2025 order, which was not provided here. The judgment does not say whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied the plaintiffs’ request to appeal without paying filing fees.
The detailed version
- Network v. Spotify · No. 1:25-cv-06158
- Laura Swain
- Sept. 3, 2025
Disposition
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action “for the reasons stated” in a September 3, 2025 order. That separate order is not included in the supplied text, so the judgment itself does not identify the claims, the parties’ arguments, or the basis for dismissal. It also does not state that the dismissal was with or without prejudice.
Appeal-fee ruling
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied in forma pauperis status—the ability to appeal without paying the required fees—for purposes of an appeal.
Judge
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment on September 3, 2025, in New York, New York.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.