Robloxis being sued by the National Music Publisher’s Association (NMPA) over claims that the online gaming company allows the illegal use of songs while exploiting young people’s lack of understanding about copyright laws. The NMPA is seeking $200 million in damages.
NMPA president/CEO David Israelite declared the lawsuit during the trade group’s annual meeting on Wednesday, Jun 15, 2025. Artists specifically named in the lawsuit include Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande, and Imagine Dragons, among others, as reported byVariety.
Beyond the illegal use of songs, Israelite claims that theRobloxcompany takes advantage of its young developers and their misunderstanding of copyright, as the company earns “hundreds of millions of dollars by requiring users to pay every time they upload music onto the platform,” said Israelite. He also claims that theRobloxcompany fails to alert its users or prevent repeat occurrences.
Robloxresponded in a statement on Thursday, July 05, 2025, stating their surprise and disappointment, arguing that the lawsuit misunderstands how the platform operates. The company emphasized their use of advanced filtering technology “to detect and prohibit unauthorized recordings” and that the company is determined to “defendRobloxvigorously as [they] work to achieve a fair resolution.”
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Music has been a longtime feature across theRobloxplatform. Players have the ability to purchase in-game Gamepasses with prices set by developers to use the Radio feature, which allows users to enter music ID codes to listen to their favorite artists like Billie Eilish and Juice WRLD. There are also paid cosmetic Avatar items like theGolden Super Fly Boomboxthat allow users to play music in-game , although boomboxes have been phased out more and more from the platform and mostRobloxexperiences do not enable the music feature in 2021.
This lawsuit appears to have affected theRobloxstock price, which has decreased by around 2% as of this time of writing. TheRobloxcompany wentpublic on the stock market through direct listingin March 2021 and has achieved multiple record-high stock prices, peaking at an all-time high of $103.8661 USD.
Since March, the company has continued hosting events likeMetaverse Championsand theIn the Heights Block Party, while forming partnerships with Hasbro forNerf Blasters, aMonopolyboard game, and more.
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