Pandora Granted Summary Judgment in Rate Proceeding

Pandora P, the leading internet radio service, today announced that the federal court in the Southern District of New York has granted summary judgment in Pandora's favor in the company's rate proceeding with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). This judgment upholds Pandora's right to perform all compositions in the ASCAP repertory. "We welcome the court's decision," said Chris Harrison, Pandora's Assistant General Counsel. “We hope this will put an end to the attempt by certain ASCAP-member publishers to unfairly and selectively withhold their catalogs from Pandora.” The motion for summary judgment, which sought an interpretation of the consent decree under which ASCAP has See full press release