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Rocker and UGA lecturer David Lowery sues Spotify for $150 million

David Lowery performs during the Shaky Boots Music Festival at Kennesaw State University on Sunday, May 17, 2015. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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David Lowery performs during the Shaky Boots Music Festival at Kennesaw State University on Sunday, May 17, 2015. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL
By Jennifer Brett
Dec 30, 2015

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David Lowery performs during the Shaky Boots Music Festival at Kennesaw State University on Sunday, May 17, 2015. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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Lowery, now a University of Georgia lecturer in the Terry College of Business' Music Business Certificate Program, brought the civil  copyright infringement suit in the U.S. District Court in California, claiming  " Spotify unlawfully streams copyrighted songs without giving notice or proper payment to the owners of those songs," the Banner Herald reports.

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