RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — A group of former postgraduate students sued Spotify for $10 million in Virginia state court on Tuesday, accusing the audio streaming giant of plagiarizing their idea for a social experience feature. The group never heard back from Spotify, but six years later in 2023, Spotify released “Jam.” Spotify’s describes the feature as “a personalized, real-time listening session for your group to tune into together. “Spotify used plaintiffs’ ‘Spotify JAMS’ idea and concept without asking the plaintiffs, without permission from plaintiffs, without notifying plaintiffs, and without compensating plaintiffs, thus unjustly enriching Spotify,” the group said. “Upon information and belief, Spotify has made a lot of money on the idea, which was first originated by plaintiffs." “When we launched Jam, the idea was simple: Music is better when it’s shared.