11 January 2008

Response to Pandora statement

A spokesperson from the MCPS-PRS Alliance said:

'Our role is to license music services when our songwriter, composer and publisher members' music is used. Licences are available for all online and mobile services and the terms applicable to webcasters were set down in the UK last year by an official, independent and expert panel known as the Copyright Tribunal.

In reaching its determination, the panel heard considerable evidence from all sides of the online music business.'

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PRESS CONTACT:

Catherine George – 020 7306 4777, press@mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk

MCPS and PRS work together in an operational alliance, the MCPS-PRS Alliance. Together, they are one of the world’s most efficient combined rights collecting operations. MCPS-PRS has succeeded in its goal to offer its members more money, more often and at less cost, whilst ensuring its customers are provided with the most efficient means by which they can use music.