Entertainment & Sports
Jun. 1, 2011
Musicians Sue Over Digital Royalties
More than a decade after digital music made its debut, recording artists and their labels are hashing out the distinction between downloads and record sales in growing disputes over royalties and production costs.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Rockers from Whitesnake and White Zombie, Dave Mason, Rob Zombie and the estate of "original superfreak" Rick James are promoting a major summer collaboration - in court.
Following on the heels of a victory for rapper Eminem's producers against record industry giant UMG Recordings, Inc., the super-group of artists this month filed a proposed class action against the company on the ...
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