Pandora welcomes the chance to participate in the...
Pandora welcomes the chance to participate in the Department of Justice’s review (http://1.usa.gov/1l5Yck4) of consent decrees for performance rights organizations (PROs), said Dave Grimaldi, Pandora spokesman, by email. DOJ is accepting comments on the review through Aug. 6. Some songwriters’…
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advocates believe Pandora’s favorable outcomes in rate disputes with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers could have prompted DOJ’s review (CD June 5 p9). Consent decrees for PROs “provide important protections for both songwriters and music users,” Grimaldi said Wednesday. “The consent decrees provide a mechanism to establish a reasonable royalty rate when songwriters and music users cannot agree on one,” he said. “Any review of the consent decrees must take into account the careful balance of how to best serve songwriters while also fostering competition and innovation to the benefit of consumers.” NAB, which didn’t comment, will file comments to DOJ, said a spokesman.