Crumbl Sued Over Music Copyright Violations

Crumbl’s aggressive use of social media over the years could prove costly. 

Warner Music Group, including companies like Atlantic Records and Bad Boy Records, among others, has filed a lawsuit against the Utah-based Crumbl, saying the dessert chain repeatedly used its artists’ music without permission in social media ads over several years. 

The lawsuit, filed last week in a Utah federal court, claims that Crumbl used at least 159 sound recordings by Warner artists such as Dua Lipa, BTS, Taylor Swift, Lizzo and Beyoncé without consent. Warner Music counted 286 instances in which these recordings were used in Crumbl videos, and argued that the cookie concept did not take them down even after it was notified of the copyright violations. 

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