Pandora shut down internationally because of licensing

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Post by ALee » Tue, Jun 30, 2009, 6:21 PM UTC

Pandora shut down internationally because of licensing
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Re: Pandora shut down internationally because of licensing

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Post by mcav » Tue, Jun 30, 2009, 7:50 PM UTC

For clarification: Pandora still operates in the United States. The shutdown was only for non-US listeners.

Re: Pandora shut down internationally because of licensing

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Post by reggplant » Tue, Jun 30, 2009, 8:01 PM UTC

mcav wrote: post #2

For clarification: Pandora still operates in the United States. The shutdown was only for non-US listeners.

I know I've not been able to access Pandora for years in the UK maybe they've just not been able to negotiate a decent deal in France where the author says they used to use it.

Re: Pandora shut down internationally because of licensing

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Post by ben » Tue, Jun 30, 2009, 10:44 PM UTC

mcav wrote: post #2

For clarification: Pandora still operates in the United States. The shutdown was only for non-US listeners.

Pandora hasn't worked in Canada for at least a couple of years, so I wonder if this is even a new development.

Re: Pandora shut down internationally because of licensing

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Post by ersi » Wed, Jul 01, 2009, 12:51 AM UTC

reggplant wrote: post #3

mcav wrote: post #2

For clarification: Pandora still operates in the United States. The shutdown was only for non-US listeners.

I know I've not been able to access Pandora for years in the UK maybe they've just not been able to negotiate a decent deal in France where the author says they used to use it.

It's more likely that the IP ranges he was connecting from was listed as coming from the United States rather than France in their or their providers geoinformation database.

I don't think they've ever had a special deal with any IP organisation in France, however - I might of course be totally wrong.

Re: Pandora shut down internationally because of licensing

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Post by thamer » Wed, Jul 01, 2009, 10:14 AM UTC

ersi wrote: post #5

reggplant wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I know I've not been able to access Pandora for years in the UK maybe they've just not been able to negotiate a decent deal in France where the author says they used to use it.

It's more likely that the IP ranges he was connecting from was listed as coming from the United States rather than France in their or their providers geoinformation database. I don't think they've ever had a special deal with any IP organisation in France, however - I might of course be totally wrong.

FWIW - I'm in France and have never been able to use Pandora, and I had never heard that it was even possible.