Free Internet Music Providers Dance a Fine Line to Avoid Trouble with Copyright Royalties:
Pandora. is a popular internet radio service. Anyone who has used the service is quite familiar with the fact that you cannot control particular song orders, nor can the listener dictate how often he or she gets to hear their favorite band. However, Pandora provides the listener with suggestions based on the user's initial song selection, which allows for a certain degree of customization freedom.
The reason a listener cannot listen to an unlimited number of songs by his or her favorite band is the fact that Pandora functions under a federal statutory license controlled by the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board Copyright Royalty Board. Under this license, Pandora can only play a maximum of four (4) songs by a particular band every three (3) hours.
Despite the limitations set forth under the federal license, Pandora finds that operating under this model is still easier than having to negotiate royalty fee arrangements with the major record labels, and music publishers.
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