Yellow Rose Productions, Inc. v. Pandora Media, LLC

  1. December 21, 2023

    Pandora's Push For IP Discovery Roasted By Comics' Atty

    Pandora has asked a California federal judge to compel discovery from comedians suing the platform for streaming their performances without permission, prompting the comedians' counsel to fire back that Pandora is putting forth "fabrications, mud-slinging, and conspiracy theories" to distract the court from the "meritlessness of its defenses."

  2. April 06, 2023

    Calif. Federal Court Cuts Counterclaims In Copyright Case

    In a partial victory for two licensing companies, a California federal judge has agreed to toss all of Pandora Media's amended antitrust counterclaims in ongoing $62.8 million copyright litigation that alleges the platform failed to pay the correct amount in royalties when streaming the audio recordings of several comedians.

  3. February 09, 2023

    Mayer Brown, Pandora Media Slam 'Disturbing' Sanctions Bid

    Mayer Brown and its client Pandora Media are firing back at a sanctions bid by licensing company Spoken Giants in an antitrust suit over streamed audio performances, telling a California federal judge that the motion is an "abusive and disturbing document."

  4. January 26, 2023

    Mayer Brown, Pandora Face Sanctions Bid In Comedians' Suit

    Mayer Brown LLP and its client Pandora Media LLC "misleadingly" quoted or paraphrased evidence in an antitrust complaint against Spoken Giants LLC, the licensing agency said Wednesday in a bid for sanctions against the firm and streaming company.

  5. October 27, 2022

    Pandora's Antitrust Claim Flops In Comedians' $63M Fight

    A California federal judge has booted Pandora's competition counterclaim in a multimillion-dollar copyright suit lodged against it by comedians and a licensing platform over streamed audio performances, ruling that Pandora didn't back up its licensing monopoly "conspiracy" argument with enough facts.

  6. September 26, 2022

    Pandora Says Lewis Black, Agency Part Of Antitrust 'Cartel'

    Pandora Media LLC, facing comedians' copyright infringement claims, on Monday hit back at irascible comic Lewis Black and licensing agency Spoken Giants LLC with antitrust counterclaims, saying they are part of a "cartel" seeking to monopolize the licensing of comedians' recorded performances.

  7. August 29, 2022

    Comics' Agent Says Pandora Antitrust Claims Are A Bad Joke

    An agency representing the estates of George Carlin, Robin Williams and active comedians who are suing Pandora for copyright infringement urged a California federal judge Monday to toss Pandora's antitrust counterclaims, arguing the agency isn't illegally withholding individual licenses to its talents' work.

  8. August 25, 2022

    IP Forecast: Comedians' Rep To Fight Pandora's 'Cartel' Claim

    An outfit trying to boost comedians' pay from streaming services is set to argue next week that a California federal judge should dismiss Pandora’s accusations that it's acting like a “cartel leader” in its quest. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  9. August 23, 2022

    George Lopez Joins Comics Suing Pandora Over Royalties

    Comedian George Lopez hit Pandora with a $5.55 million copyright infringement suit in California federal court Tuesday, joining other high-profile comedians who have recently sued the streaming giant for allegedly profiting off their comedy acts without paying royalties or obtaining necessary licenses.

  10. March 30, 2022

    Comedians Consolidate Pandora Copyright Suits

    The estates of the late comedians Robin Williams and George Carlin, as well as other active comics, have consolidated their copyright claims against Pandora into one suit seeking millions of dollars in damages, claiming that the streaming platform wrongfully profited from their works.