Sorry, who is this 'guest' of the 'guest opinion'? And why is s/he such a prat?

Yes, Pandora may have stalled on discussions (I don't know either way). On the other hand, exactly how was it supposed to pay the punitive charges that were being levyed - I seem to recall some discussion of a levy against every 'station' created (ie every single playlist for every single user)?

And, given the way in which they streamed the music (one track at a time, in a way that pushes people to buy new albums that they would otherwise not have heard of), why are people such as this 'guest' pushing it to pay extortionate licences, rather than accepting that they can only pay a small fee, but that the difference will be recouped in additional sales generated by those listening to Pandora and buying elsewhere?

Oh, and ffs, one does not "progress" discussions. This is the UK, not the US.