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It's a little more complicated than that.

-There is a compulsory performance license that allows radio stations to play any music. They have to pay the song writers and the music writers (?) a fee based on a mandated structure but not the actual singers.

-There is a separate compulsory licence for Pandora like services where you can't choose your music and there are guidelines that Pandora has to abide by.

-There is no compulsory license for on-demand subscription services like Spotify where you can choose the music you want to listen to.



Good point.




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