The music business has been screwed up for a hopelessly long time, but change is afoot: Congress, courts and the Justice Department are all poised in coming months to shake up how companies… Read more »
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 »
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 can get the benefit of a 2010 agreement it reached with ASCAP, which provides licenses for the music industry; ASCAP can’t narrow the license even though music labels want to… Read more »
A popular tech company and the music lobby are in a strange fight over a small FM station in South Dakota. The dispute is partly a publicity stunt — but one… Read more »
Pandora, which is seeking to raise $100 million from an IPO, has filed another three months’ worth of financial results. The filing shows Pa… Read more »