One of the bodies representing the rights of American comedians has asked a court to sanction the American music streaming service Pandora (Pandora) And his lawyer.

Several comedians are suing Pandora in US courts, Accused it of transmitting its comedy material without proper permission.

Pandora has licensing deals with record labels and publishers that supply it with comedy recordings, But it never sought separate permission for the comic material contained in the recordings. obviously, In terms of music streaming, The service has to get two sets of licenses, One set covers sound recordings, The other covers songs from sound recordings.

The comedian in the legal dispute with 2 Individual institution——Word Collections and Spoken Giants——One is partnership. this 2 The body was established to represent the rights of comedy and other spoken language material.

Pandora accused this in her response 2 A copyright agency engaged in anti-competitive behavior, Although there are in this area 2 A rival company, But for now 2 The list of rights represented by a company is relatively small.

Pandora's legal filing states, whether Word Collections or Spoken Giants, None of them are "A good licensing agency or one that supports comedians' intellectual property" , contrary, this 2 An organization is basically "cartel" qualitative.

2022 years 10 month, Be responsible for Word Collections The judge in the case formally dismissed them "cartel" Claim of action, Allowing Pandora to amend its complaint against the authority. Pandora in 11 The decision to amend the complaint was made in June, Inclusive pair Spoken Giants charge.

In the new legal document, Spoken Giants representation, Pandora and its legal representatives filed an amended complaint, But his complaint "Error of record, The allegations lack any basis for evidence, Legal arguments are meaningless. Pandora and the lawyer misleadingly quoted or relayed evidence, While deliberately omitting key parts of the same evidence, And this evidence is fatal to Pandora's claim" .

Spoken Giants Follow-up weighing: "Such misconduct should be punished in any case. In this case, Sanctions are a given, Because Pandora and the lawyer filed an amended complaint after the court dismissed almost identical counterclaims, The court warned Pandora that the evidence supporting the original counterclaim was unreliable; And warned Pandora, There is no rush to refile a complaint before the factual record is established. "

"Pandora and the lawyer ignored the court's warning, Plus their baseless and misleading allegations, Indicates the true purpose of the amended complaint: Harassment and intimidation Spoken Giants And its members, Unnecessarily increase the cost of litigation. "

Considering all this, Document summary: "Spoken Giants Ask the court for an order, Sanctions against Pandora and her lawyers. " (Compiled from completemusicupdate. com)

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