United States of America v. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

  1. May 12, 2016

    ASCAP To Pay $1.75M To Settle DOJ Antitrust Contempt Claim

    The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers has agreed to pay $1.75 million and change its licensing practices to settle the U.S. Department of Justice's claim that it violated an earlier antitrust settlement, the DOJ said Thursday.

  2. May 06, 2015

    Pandora Beats Publishers At 2nd Circ. Over Streaming Rights

    The Second Circuit on Wednesday affirmed Pandora Media Inc.'s victory over efforts by large publishers to pull their catalogs from collective licenses and strike more lucrative direct deals with the Internet radio giant.

  3. January 15, 2015

    Judge Approves New ASCAP Alternative License Form

    The New York federal judge overseeing the royalty dispute between ASCAP and Pandora signed off Wednesday on a new alternative local station blanket television license that was negotiated between ASCAP and Duhamel Broadcasting Enterprises and will be effective for two years.

  4. March 19, 2014

    Judge In ASCAP-Pandora Royalty Row Spells Out Rate Ruling

    The federal judge overseeing the royalty dispute between ASCAP and Pandora issued a sprawling opinion Tuesday explaining the many reasons for her decision to reject the blanket licensor's bid to charge the music service higher rates — among them collusion between music publishers.

  5. December 13, 2013

    Sony, EMI Allowed To Intervene In Pandora-ASCAP Row

    A New York federal judge on Friday allowed Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and EMI Music Publishing Cos. to intervene in a lawsuit implicating access to the digital rights to their music catalogs through the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, saying the publishers have a potential financial interest in the case.

  6. May 13, 2009

    YouTube Ordered To Pay $1.6M+ To Songwriters

    As YouTube LLC and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers prepare to duke it out in court over a final license fee agreement, a federal judge has ruled that the video sharing Web site must pay songwriters more than $1.6 million in interim royalty fees.

  7. May 01, 2008

    Judge Backs Online Music Royalty Rate Worth $100M

    A federal judge on Wednesday issued a payment formula for online music license fees that could require Time Warner Inc., RealNetworks Inc. and Yahoo Inc. to pay up to $100 million in royalties to thousands of songwriters and publishers.

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