Saturday, February 16, 2008

Back Royalties Lawsuit

Some of the biggest names in American music or their estates are suing Universal Music Group Inc. for more than $6 million, claiming the company has been cheating them out of royalties for years.
The plaintiffs include Patti Page, and the estates of Count Basie, Sarah Vaughan, Woody Herman, Les Brown, Benny Goodman and the Mills Brothers.

More here:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hOqaUEN6Lh7a8axnQc2qHL1lMNGwD8UQT6FO0