Pandora ordered to pay up extra royalties in BMI row

The ruling is expected to have a deleterious effect on the amount of money Pandora will sink into paying off the publishers who provide its songs.

Royalty fees have long been an issue of contention between Pandora and song publishers. Pandora argues that it already pays a hefty fee for the songs it offers customers, while record labels and musicians have charged Pandora with trying to short-change musicians.