I RECENTLY received an e-mail from the people behind Pandora. They’ve confirmed some of my suspicions that they’re going international.

Just a background: I e-mailed them to ask why they petitioned against a bill that aims to increase the royalty fees of music played by Internet radio services.

I hope to share their response to our query on why Pandora did not include foreign listeners as possible supporters of their petition. The petition is only open to US listeners.

Thanks so much for your offer of support; we really appreciate it. It’s nice to hear that you love music as much as we do.

Sorry we’re not licensed internationally yet! Legally offering Pandora services to listeners outside of the United States is a top priority for us, and we’re working out the details as fast as we can. Audio content streaming regulations differ from country to country, and we are working on acquiring the proper licenses to accommodate them.

We’re really looking forward to making Pandora an international service in every respect, including adding more international music to our collection. In many ways, that’s when Pandora will really start to reach its potential.

Cheers, and thanks for your support,

Lucia, Tim, and the whole Pandora team

Lucia Willow
Listener Advocate @ Pandora