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Prince's Estate Sues Jay Z's Roc Nation Over Streaming Dispute

by Associated Press

   MINNEAPOLIS --

   Prince's record company is suing Jay Z's company for copyright
   infringement, saying it streamed Prince's songs on the Tidal music
   service without permission after his death.

   Prince's NPG Records says in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in
   Minneapolis federal court that Prince gave permission to Roc Nation to
   stream songs on Tidal from only one of his albums.

   But the lawsuit says other songs, including "Purple Rain," "Little Red
   Corvette" and "1999," began streaming about six weeks after Prince's
   April death.

   NPG Records wants the streaming halted and seeks damages.

   Roc Nation says in a filing in state court last week that Prince signed
   off on the streaming arrangement before his death.

   A spokesman for Tidal declined to comment on the lawsuit. Tidal is
   owned by Roc Nation.