A countersuit filed by Pandora against Word Collections and Spoken Giants has been dismissed with prejudice amid a wider licensing battle. This newest development in the high-profile legal battle just recently came to light in an almost 30-page-long order from Judge Mark C. Scarsi. In explaining the most recent dismissal decision, Judge Scarsi determined that Word Collections and Spoken Giants hadn’t in fact violated the first section of the Sherman Antitrust Act by coordinating to fix prices or to restrain trade via a series of competition-limiting exclusive agreements.
Source: Word Collections Beats Pandora Countersuit Amid Licensing Battle