George Lopez is the latest comedian to sue Pandora for copyright infringement
Hot Pod is The Verge’s premier audio industry newsletter, delivering news, analysis, and opinions on how the audio world is changing. SubscribeThe lawsuits are piling up for Pandora, which has been accused by comedians, including Lewis Black and Andrew Dice Clay, of streaming their works without the proper license. Now, George Lopez is joining the fray, seeking $5.5 million from the streamer.Right Now Right Now, without paying him royalties or obtaining the proper licenses from him.
“[Pandora] decided it would infringe now to ensure it had this very valuable intellectual property on its platform to remain competitive, and deal with the consequences later,” the filing said. “Later is now.” A representative for Pandora’s parent company, SiriusXM, did not immediately respond to request for comment., Lopez’s lawyer argues that his work is entitled to two copyrights — one for the recording and one for the underlying literary work.
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