Rock Bands Sue Sony Music
Sony Music is being sued by rock bands Cheap Trick and The Allman Brothers Band for breach of contract. The bands claim they have been underpaid on the sale of songs over the internet.
The suite alleges that Sony has been treating sales through online services, like iTunes, as regular record sales rather than licenced music. As a result Sony has been deducting fees for packaging, restocking and breakage from online sales.
Currently songs usually sell online for $0.99, of which Sony gets around $0.70. The artist gets approximately $0.045. The bands are seeking to expand their case to a class action covering all artists signed between 1962 and 2002.
Source: news.yahoo.com
Sony Music is being sued by rock bands Cheap Trick and The Allman Brothers Band for breach of contract. The bands claim they have been underpaid on the sale of songs over the internet.
The suite alleges that Sony has been treating sales through online services, like iTunes, as regular record sales rather than licenced music. As a result Sony has been deducting fees for packaging, restocking and breakage from online sales.
Currently songs usually sell online for $0.99, of which Sony gets around $0.70. The artist gets approximately $0.045. The bands are seeking to expand their case to a class action covering all artists signed between 1962 and 2002.
Source: news.yahoo.com
