Allman Brothers fight for royalties

The Allman Brothers Band [ tickets ] will head to court next year to settle a royalty dispute with UMG Recordings, which acquired rights to the band's music when Capricorn Records filed for bankruptcy in 1979, according to the Wall Street Journal. The band's current and former members--Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, Jaimoe and Dickey Betts--sued UMG in Aug. 2008, for allegedly refusing to grant the band members their fair share of fees that the label collects when it licenses the recordings to t...

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