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The MLC Sues Pandora to Recover Unpaid Royalties, Late Fees
Pandora has been sued by the MLC (Mechanical Licensing Collective) over unpaid songwriter and publisher royalties and late fees.
In a lawsuit filed Monday (Feb. 12) in Nashville federal court, The MLC seeks to recover the royalties that Pandora allegedly owes them and all associated late fees. The news comes just weeks after the MLC and its counterpart the Digital Licensee Coordinator (DLC) entered their first-ever re-designation process, a routine five year check-up to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the two organizations. Last summer, SoundExchange, which collects and distributes performance royalties for the digital transmission of sound recordings, also sued SiriusXM, which owns Pandora, for an alleged $150 million in unpaid royalties, and the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) sued Twitter for $250 million for “refusing to pay songwriters and music publishers.”
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