The music industry wants the government to change World War II era regulations to allow more “flexibility” — it sounds good in theory, but the charge to change consent decrees appears… Read more »
The Justice Department will reexamine rules that require music publishers to license their song catalogs to everyone on a more or less equal basis. Read more »
Here we go again. The music industry is taking another run at Pandora and other digital services in Congress, claiming they should pay for pre-1972 recordings even though AM/FM stations do… Read more »
Record companies are using obscure state laws to take another legal whack at Pandora. Making a scapegoat out of the internet radio service is unlikely, however, to make new money for… Read more »
A court ruled that Pandora should pay songwriters about the same amount as AM/FM stations. The ruling may seem fair, but it disguises the much deeper problems of an outdated system… Read more »
Are digital services like Pandora paying their fair share to support musicians? A new ruling will add fuel to the debate: here’s all the details. Read more »
Pandora is trying to buy KXMZ-FM in the small town of Box Elder to make a point about unequal music royalty rates, but appears to have tripped over a regulatory hurdle… Read more »
Pandora pushed for a law to equal the playing field when it comes to the rates that different types of radio service must pay to license content, but it came up… Read more »
In a year when many musicians are blaming digital music companies for declining income, folk-singer Billy Bragg offers a welcome dose of common sense. Read more »
Pink Floyd’s attitude to companies like Pandora and Spotify appears to have changed dramatically since this summer when the band very publicly attacked streaming music services. Read more »