Spotify Snags Copyright Office Legal Chief as Public Policy Head

Spotify Technology SA has recruited Regan Smith to be its head of public policy and government affairs as the company wages its fight with Apple Inc. over competition.

Smith most recently served as general counsel and associate register of copyrights at the U.S. Copyright Office in Washington. She turned over the top legal role there last month to acting general counsel Kevin Amer.

Spotify, a podcasting and music streaming platform with its roots in Sweden, adds Smith to a legal and public policy team led by chief legal officer and head of global affairs Horacio Gutierrez, hired by the ...