NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Thursday said Peloton Interactive Inc must face a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the bike and treadmill maker of misleading customers about the "ever-growing" size of its library of on-demand fitness classes.
The lawsuit stemmed from Peloton's March 2019 decision to purge more than half of its estimated 12,000 on-demand classes, after music publishers sued the company for using copyrighted songs in its workout videos without proper licensing.
Customers said the New York-based company knew this could happen, yet kept charging full price for bicycles and monthly subscriptions that included infringing songs from Beyoncé, Luke Bryan, Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Jay Z and others.
Video: Mishandling of documents 'clearest case against Trump': Rohde (MSNBC)
U.S. police search home of Rushdie's alleged attacker
Colorado senate candidate embraces moderate label
How are warrants usually executed?
'No area for confusion': U.S. classification system designed against accidents
House Dems pass Inflation Reduction Act
Beschloss: ‘We’re living in a world that’s upside down’
American Staffy Looks like a Leopard with Pet-Safe Dye
Attorney shoots down Trump’s ‘insane’ new document defense
Lawrence: Only way it gets worse for Trump is to be charged
Restricted documents at Mar-a-Lago raise questions about legal exposure of Trump aides
FBI Seized Classified Documents in Trump Search, Inventory Shows
AG Garland is hurting this country with FBI raid: Rick Scott
Rick Scott: Republicans are going to find out exactly what happened
Did Trump violate the Espionage Act?
'Utter baloney': Rep. Himes knocks Trump's new claim of 'standing order' to declasssify
They want to silence Trump: Trump's lawyer
In a 40-page decision, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman in Manhattan said Peloton customers could try to prove that they overpaid because of the company's failing to disclose the "imminent" removal of much of its on-demand library.
Peloton did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Lawyers for the customers did not immediately respond to similar requests.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; editing by Jonathan Oatis and David Gregorio)