After two years of uncertainty, Pandora’s future has finally been secured. [MORE]

Source: TechCrunch

he House Judiciary Committee has, as expected, passed HR 848, the Performance Rights Act, which would impose performance royalties on radio. The NAB applauded the nine committee members who voted against the bill, saying that shows there is “considerable bipartisan opposition to a performance tax.”

Source: Radio Ink

After a 19-month battle over Internet radio royalties, a truce between record labels and webcasters is finally in sight that would allow Internet radio start-ups to eke out an existence for at least a little while longer. [MORE]

Source: New York Times

The Copyright Royalty Board on Thursday froze the rate that digital-music stores, such as iTunes and RealNetworks’ Rhapsody, must pay music publishers. [MORE]

Source: CNET

Apple has threatened to shut down the iTunes music store if an obscure three-person board appointed by the Librarian of Congress increase the royalties paid to publishers and songwriters by six cents per song. [MORE]

Source: Wired

Last night the House passed a bill that essentially gives Pandora and other Webcasters the ability to negotiate with the music business over royalty rates. [MORE]

Source: Silicon Alley Insider

Time is running out on a bill that could pave the way for Pandora and other Webcasters to pay reduced royalty rates, as traditional radio broadcasters are now trying to kill the legislation. [MORE]

Source: CNET

With Congress due to adjourn Friday, lawmakers worked late Thursday evening to resolve a couple of high profile digital-entertainment issues. [MORE]

Source: CNET

Five music industry trade groups have reached what they call a breakthrough agreement on how royalties should be handled for streaming music online. [MORE]

Source: CNET

We’ve been discussing the plight of Internet radio for some time, as the Copyright Royalty Board imposed royalties that industry observers predicted would prove lethal to the nascent industry. [MORE]

Source: Slashdot