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# Pandora On The Edge Of Extinction
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/pandora-on-the/
- Published: 2008-08-17T04:54:23.000Z
- Updated: 2008-08-17T04:54:23.000Z
- Description: Long unresolved royalty issues have put the future of Pandora on the line. "We’re funded by venture capital. They’re not going to chase a company whose business model has been. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/08/pandora-on-the.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

Long unresolved royalty issues have put the future of Pandora on the line.

> "We’re funded by venture capital. They’re not going to chase  
> a company whose business model has been broken.""  
>  
> "We’re approaching a pull-the-plug kind of decision" – Pandora founder Tim Westergren  
>  
> – [Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/15/AR2008081503367.html?ref=hypebot.com) 8/16/08  
>  
> All artists deserve fair compensation, but why should net radio pay more than over the air?  
>  
> Email your Congressman.  
>  
> [**NOW**](http://www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/congress-email.html?ref=hypebot.com).