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# ASCAP vs. Pandora Verdict Saved Music Streamer $21 Million [CHART]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/ascap-vs-pandora-verdict-saved-music-streamer-21-million-chart/
- Published: 2014-03-17T11:58:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-03-17T11:58:00.000Z
- Description: The ASCAP vs. Pandora trial was, as most civil trials are, about money. In the end, both sides and most of the media called the judge's verdict a draw. ASCAP. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/03/ascap-vs-pandora-verdict-saved-music-streamer-21-million-chart.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Songwriting & Music Publishing, Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:38

[![ASCAP PANDORA](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201a3fcd7b681970b-150wi "ASCAP PANDORA")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201a3fcd7b681970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

The ASCAP vs. Pandora trial was, as most civil trials are, about money. In the end, both sides and most of the media called the judge's verdict a draw. ASCAP didn't get any increase in its rates, and Pandora failed to get a requested reduction. If ASCAP had prevailed, however, the higher rate would have cost Pandora $21 million, even assuming a decelerated rate of growth.

Here's a chart of the analysis done by Kurt Hanson's [Radio & Internet News](http://rainnews.com/how-much-money-pandora-saves-in-the-ascap-court-verdict/?ref=hypebot.com):

[![image from rainnews.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201a3fcd7b5c7970b-450wi "image from rainnews.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201a3fcd7b5c7970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

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