Good news for Apple: Free music services must pay higher royalties

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Good news for Apple: Free music services must pay higher royalties

<p>In news which could well be good for Apple Music, but bad for rival free streaming music services, the federal Copyright Royalty Board has ruled that ad-supported internet radio companies such as Pandora must pay higher royalty rates to artists and record labels. Starting next year, Pandora, iHeartMedia and others will pay 17 cents for […]</p><p>(via <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cultofmac.com">Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens[/url])</p><br clear='all'/>

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