July 27, 2023
A California federal judge has agreed to let Pandora out of a copyright suit lodged against it by 1960s rock group The Turtles over royalty payments for pre-1972 records, finding that the music duo's infringement claim sunk due to the "absence of a public performance right."
October 28, 2020
A California federal judge has denied Pandora's bid to escape a proposed copyright class action brought by rock band The Turtles over pre-1972 recordings, saying Pandora's broadcasting isn't protected under Golden State anti-SLAPP law or preempted by the federal Music Modernization Act.
October 21, 2020
Pandora urged a California federal judge to toss a copyright class action brought by rock band The Turtles over pre-1972 recordings, arguing at a hearing Wednesday that the claims are preempted by Congress' Music Modernization Act, while the band members argued they have exclusive public performance rights.
February 24, 2015
Internet radio giant Pandora Media Inc. immediately filed an appeal to the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday after a California federal judge rejected Pandora's argument that a copyright suit brought by rock band The Turtles over pre-1972 recordings should be tossed on free speech grounds.
February 23, 2015
Internet radio giant Pandora Media Inc. on Monday urged a California federal judge to toss a copyright suit brought by the rock band The Turtles over pre-1972 recordings, saying Pandora's online broadcasts are protected by free speech laws.
February 03, 2015
The rock band that's leading the charge in litigation over payments for pre-1972 records blasted on Monday Pandora's attempt to avoid the issue by citing the First Amendment, calling the internet radio giant's free speech argument an abuse of process.
December 19, 2014
Pandora Media Inc. urged a California federal judge Friday to toss copyright class action claims brought by members of the 1960s rock band The Turtles alleging the online radio company infringed copyrights for pre-1972 songs, saying the rockers are claiming nonexistent rights to threaten Pandora's free speech rights.
October 03, 2014
Fresh off a victory in a copyright battle against Sirius XM Radio Inc., members of the 1960s rock band The Turtles filed a $25 million class action Thursday in California federal court against Pandora Media Inc. alleging the online radio company infringed copyrights for songs made before 1972.