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Comic Legends' Estates Say Pandora Streamed Routines Without License

In dual lawsuits, the estates of Robin Williams and George Carlin accuse Pandora Media of willfully infringing the legendary comedians' registered copyrights in their "spoken word compositions" — their standup routines — by streaming the sound recordings that embody those routines without a license to use these works.

7 minute read April 01, 2022 at 12:05 AM
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Thomas Kjellberg and Robert W. Clarida
Comic Legends' Estates Say Pandora Streamed Routines Without License

In dual lawsuits filed on Feb. 7, 2022, the estates of Robin Williams and George Carlin accuse Pandora Media of willfully infringing the legendary comedians' registered copyrights in their "spoken word compositions" — their standup routines — by streaming the sound recordings that embody those routines without a license to use these works. 

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