Apr 18
Pandora has been swept up into another legal spat, this one over the golden oldies — music made before 1972, with record companies accusing the Internet radio service of state … Continue reading
Apr 17
We’re sure that even before Pandora set up shop, they had approached music labels and publishers in order to secure the rights to stream the songs performed by a variety of artists and bands. If they didn’t we’d have expected to see the company hit with a lawsuit during its first day of operations.
However it seems that there might be some copyright areas that Pandora might have neglected, or thought that they were in the clear, and this is with regards to songs recorded before 1972. In a recent lawsuit, the major record labels, Sony, Warner, and Universal have jointly sued Pandora over alleged copyright infringement.
They claim that songs that are recorded before 1972 are subject to copyright as well and that Pandora needs to pay them in order to have the right to stream it. Some of the examples given includes James Brown’s “I Got You” and the Beatle’s “Hey Jude” which are covered by state law, even if they are protected under federal copyright law.
The labels go on to claim that if Pandora does not pay them their dues, they could stand to lose millions. According to the labels in a statement released to The New York Times, “This case presents a classic attempt by Pandora to reap where it has not sown. Pandora appropriates plaintiffs’ valuable and unique property, violates New York law, and engages in common law copyright infringement and misappropriation and unfair competition.”
Pandora themselves do not appear to be too worried as they believe that they are confident in their legal position and hope to resolve this matter quickly.
Major Record Labels Hit Pandora With Copyright Infringement Lawsuit , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Audio, legal, pandora,
Mar 24
China has a reputation for keeping some of the most popular internet services out of its country. The sheer size of it makes it a very lucrative market. Even if they aren’t blocked, some services voluntarily keep away from the country. With global music streaming revenues on the rise, the People’s Republic seems like the market to target. That’s exactly what Nokia MixRadio is going to do, its actually the first global music streaming service to launch in the country that complements its Great Wall with a Great Firewall.
Nokia MixRadio will be available in China later this week. It hopes to target the over 80 percent of internet users in the country, a figure that comes in a tad above 500 million people, all of which access the internet through a mobile device. Its definitely one of the largest individual markets in the world for music streaming, larger than any of the other 31 markets MixRadio is available in.
If you’ve never heard about Nokia MixRadio, its a music streaming service that’s quite similar to Pandora, Spotify and the nascent Beats Music. Even though some of its competitors are well established, none of them service China, which means that MixRadio has got a huge advantage over all of them.
In order to push its music streaming service in the country, Nokia has tapped popular Chinese musicians like Khalil Fong, DJ Wordy and Tia Ray to curate playlists of hit local music.
Nokia MixRadio First Global Music Streaming Service To Launch In China original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Mar 19
When it comes to music streaming services, there are more than a few to choose from. You have services like Spotify, Rdio, Pandora, iHeartRadio, iTunes Radio, Beats Music, and more. However if you’re thinking that maybe Pandora might be your service of choice, you might be interested to learn that the company will be increasing the price of its subscription fees and will be doing away with its annual plan as well.
Starting from May, new members will have to fork out $4.99 a month versus $3.99 which is what current subscribers are paying at the moment. Thankfully for current subscribers, the new rates will not affect you guys and you will continue paying $3.99 a month until you decide you are done with the service. (more…)
Pandora To Increase Monthly Subscription Fees Starting In May original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Mar 19
Pandora has announced that its One subscription plan, which provides an ad-free version of the strea
Posted in: Today's ChiliPandora has announced that its One subscription plan, which provides an ad-free version of the streaming service, will jump in price to $5 for new users, and its annual subscription option will be scrapped. Existing users will continue to pay $4. (For now.)
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Mar 18
A ruling last week regarding how much Pandora should pay ASCAP fell in the company’s favor, with it being ruled the Internet radio service would pay the high-end of the … Continue reading
Mar 14
Pandora and the music industry have long been engaged in a spat over what kind of rates the Internet radio service should be paying out. In a recent ruling, Judge … Continue reading
Mar 03
With the demonstration of Apple’s CarPlay today, questions about third-party app support arose. Upon launch, CarPlay will include Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Beats Radio, and the Podcasts App. Notably lacking from … Continue reading
Mar 03
Earlier Apple had announced a new feature called CarPlay. It is basically iOS in the Car that was been rebranded into something a little easier to roll off the tongue, and what it does is that it integrates iOS into the vehicle, allowing users to use certain iOS features without having to reach for their phone while driving, which safe to say is not recommended.
Now apart from offering up default and native apps, Apple has also announced support for third-party apps such as iTunes Radio, Spotify, Beats Radio, Stitcher Radio for Podcasts, and iHeartRadio, but oddly enough Pandora was missing from the mix. Could it be that Apple sees Pandora as a rival to iTunes Radio and decided not to include them? (more…)
Pandora Confirms No CarPlay Support For Now original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Jan 16
Pandora adds personalized station recommendations to app for iOS and Android users
Posted in: Today's ChiliThere are a number of online music streaming services and apps for music fans on iOS and Android devices. It seems like those apps are constantly making changes and offering … Continue reading
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