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Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Pandora Media, Inc.

  1. December 22, 2015

    Pandora Ends Royalty Fight With ASCAP, BMI

    Internet radio giant Pandora has resolved its long-running royalty dispute with blanket licensing groups Broadcast Music Inc. and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, inking long-term licensing deals with both groups.

  2. July 29, 2015

    Pandora Denied FM Radio Rate In BMI Royalty Row

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday refused to lower the royalty rate he previously ordered Pandora Media Inc. to pay Broadcast Music Inc., rejecting Pandora's argument that purchasing a South Dakota radio station entitled it to pay a smaller amount.

  3. July 13, 2015

    BMI Asks Judge To Kill Pandora's FM Radio Gambit

    Broadcast Music Inc. urged a New York federal judge Friday to reject Pandora Media Inc.'s much-discussed efforts to win a lower royalty rate through its recent purchase of a South Dakota radio station.

  4. June 29, 2015

    Pandora Wants BMI Royalty Lowered To FM Radio Rate

    Pandora Media Inc. has played its long-expected hand in a royalty battle with Broadcast Music Inc., pointing a New York federal judge to its recently closed purchase of a South Dakota FM radio station that the company claims should slash the rate.

  5. May 29, 2015

    Judge Spells Out BMI's Royalty Win Over Pandora

    The federal judge handling the ongoing royalty dispute between Pandora Media Inc. and blanket licensor Broadcast Music Inc. issued a lengthy opinion Thursday detailing his reasons for ordering the radio service to pay higher rates — among them, that he was swayed by increased rates Pandora paid in since-vetoed free-market deals.

  6. May 07, 2015

    Pandora Points To 2nd Circ. Win In BMI Royalty Rate Case

    Pandora Media Inc. urged a New York federal judge on Thursday to consider his pending ruling in a dispute with Broadcast Music Inc. over royalty rates in light of the Internet radio giant's Second Circuit victory in a similar case a day earlier, saying the decision "dramatically changes" the instant case.

  7. February 10, 2015

    BMI Demands Higher Pandora Royalty Rate As Trial Begins

    Performance rights group BMI told a New York federal judge Tuesday that Pandora Media Inc. should be forced to pay a steeper royalty rate, kicking off a bench trial amid a larger policy dispute over digital music licensing.

  8. November 21, 2014

    Pandora Isn't Guaranteed Access To BMI's Songs, Judge Says

    A New York federal judge on Friday rejected a bid by Pandora Media Inc. to preserve its access to BMI's music catalog regardless of the outcome of a licensing fee trial, denying the Internet radio giant a "license in effect" because it would tie the hands of intervening music publishers including Sony/ATV, among other reasons.

  9. November 10, 2014

    Pandora Says Publishers Used BMI Withdrawal To 'Extort'

    Internet radio giant Pandora is accusing two major music publishers of using the threat of a withdrawal from performance rights organization BMI "to extort Pandora in a lopsided 'game of chicken,'" according court documents made public on Friday.

  10. November 04, 2014

    BMI Tells Pandora Publishers Won't Pull Song Rights Soon

    Universal Music Group and Sony/ATV have been rumored for months to be contemplating a withdrawal of their catalogs from blanket-licensors ASCAP and BMI over a legal feud with Pandora, but court documents made public Monday say no such move is imminent.

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