Pandora Will Pay Labels $90M In Back Royalties For Pre-1972 Music

The United States didn’t protect copyrights for sound recordings until 2/15/72. Thanks to that legal loophole, Pandora has never paid royalties on music recorded before 1972, claiming that it was all part of the public domain. The policy that has drawn criticism from Buddy Holly’s estate among others, and now it’s changing. The Recording Industry […]

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