Song recordings created before 1972 don't have federal copyright, but many states did grant such copyrights. The varying rules on older songs have been a huge headache for satellite radio provider ...

A lawsuit with the potential of shaking up commonly held assumptions about the broadcasting of older music will be staying in California. Sirius XM is facing a number of lawsuits, including class… By ...

Internet radio company Pandora has agreed to pay the major US record labels $90 million over streaming of pre-1972 songs, which aren't covered under federal copyright but are covered by state-level ...

Sirius XM has agreed to pay five record labels $210 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the satellite radio company of using songs released before 1972 without authorization and without paying ...