Apple, meanwhile, is seemingly the only major streaming service not planning to appeal.
Under this ruling, streaming services will be required to pay songwriters and publishers 15.1 percent of revenue, up from 10.5 percent.
According to the report, Apple will not appeal the ruling, making it the only major streaming service to take such a stance:
Apple’s stance on the issue has earned it praise from some in the songwriting industry. David Israelite, CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association, praised Apple for continuing to be a friend of songwriters:
