The FAC has spoken out in response to Sony's assertion that it has no obligation to pass certain revenues from deals with digital platforms on to artists.

The notion came out of a US court case earlier this month involving plaintiffs, 19, which claimed that, thanks to its 6% stake in Spotify, Sony and other majors "have significant power to exert control over Spotify in order to not only dictate how revenue will be paid, but wrongfully and in bad ...