- Sirius doesn’t owe royalties under California copyright law
- Third appeals win for Sirius reduces settlement payments by $5 million
- Long-running dispute also included New York, Florida class actions
Digital radio giant Sirius XM Radio Inc scored another win in a series of disputes over music royalties with members of the rock group The Turtles on Monday, when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found California law doesn’t require Sirius to pay to play pre-1972 music.
