Judge Rules Pandora Can Keep Playing Songs While Negotiating A New BMI Deal

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No Music Pulled -- For Now

Some good news for PANDORA, which "can continue playing all songs under its license with BrOADCAST MUSIC INC. as the Internet radio service works out a new deal with the songwriters group, a federal judge said," reports BLOOMBERG.

U.S. District Judge LOUIS L. STANTON clarified an earlier ruling, which indicated PANDORA could lose access to some music on JANUARY 1st (NET NEWS 12/19).

“Nothing in the opinion impairs their validity,” STANTON RULED about pre-existing licenses.

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