Michigan High Court To Consider Whether Pandora’s Streaming Service Is ‘Lending’

Mealey's (September 29, 2015, 2:41 PM EDT) -- LANSING, Mich. — In a Sept. 25 order, the Michigan Supreme Court said it would consider whether to answer a question certified to it by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals as to whether the online music-streaming service provided by Pandora Media Inc. constitutes “renting” or “lending” under the state’s Video Rental Privacy Act (VRPA) (In Re Certified Question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Peter Deacon v. Pandora Media Inc., No. 151104, Mich. Sup.)....