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Entertainment & Sports

Nov. 17, 2011

Musicians like the sound of royalty suits

Digital royalties claims are beating against the music industry's major labels. Joining the choir this week, legendary 1960s rock group The Lovin' Spoonful has sued Sony Music Entertainment for unpaid royalties.


By Erica E. Phillips


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In light of a recent appellate decision, digital royalties claims are proliferating against the music industry's major labels. Joining the choir this week, legendary rock group The Lovin' Spoonful has sued Sony Music Entertainment Inc. for unpaid royalties.


Industry leader UMG Recordings Inc. has faced a spate of recent lawsuits with similar claims in federal court in San Francisco. Now ...

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