Written by Chris CastleJanuary 19, 2013January 20, 2013

How the Rate Court Cottage Industry is Leading to the Destruction of Collective Licensing

The news that Sony/ATV made a direct deal with Pandora produced some strangely paranoid chatter in the echo chamber. Sony/ATV can bring Pandora to their knees, getting around the rate court, etc. I think it’s actually much simpler than that. What appears to have happened is quite simple–Sony/ATV opted out of letting ASCAP and BMI […]

Written by Chris CastleOctober 11, 2012October 18, 2012

Trickle Down Innovation Alert: Mr. Pandora the secret censor

“Have you seen the bigger piggies in their starched white shirts You will find the bigger piggies stirring up the dirt Always have clean shirts to play around in. In their sties with all their backing They don’t care what goes on around In their eyes there’s something lacking What they need’s a damn good whacking. […]

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How the Rate Court Cottage Industry is Leading to the Destruction of Collective Licensing

Trickle Down Innovation Alert: Mr. Pandora the secret censor