MLC-Pandora royalty dispute sent to jury trial

Judge Eli Richardson in Nashville refused summary judgment for both sides in the Mechanical Licensing Collective's case against Pandora, in a 30 Sept order reported by Billboard. Contested issues go to a jury; no trial date is set. The MLC, created to divide mechanical royalties, the payments owed to songwriters and publishers, alleges underpayment on Pandora Free.