Feb 14, 2022 • 1 min read

Setlist: Comedians sue Pandora over joke copyrights

This week's Setlist covers comedians and comedy estates suing Pandora over streaming stand-up routines without full licences, and the RIAA's letter to HitPiece.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the lawsuits filed against Pandora by three comedians - and the estates of comedy legends Robin Williams and George Carlin - over allegations the American streaming service is streaming comedy routines by those performers without all of the proper licences in place, and the RIAA's legal letter to music NFTs website HitPiece that was both a cease-and-desist on behalf its members and a demand for information about all of the outfit’s activities and revenues to date.



SECTION TIMES
01: Pandora (00:10:22)
02: HitPiece (00:23:12)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)

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STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Comedians sue Pandora in dispute over literary work licences
• RIAA sends stern legal letter to controversial music NFTs site HitPiece

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