Pandora Media Songwriter-Royalty Agreements Face U.S. Review
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The U.S. Justice Department will review decades-old agreements that govern songwriter royalties, following court battles between rights holders and the Internet radio firm Pandora Media Inc.
The review will “examine the operation and effectiveness of the consent decrees” dating back to 1941 with two major songwriter groups, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and Broadcast Music Inc., the department said in a notice today.