James Taylor sues Warner Bros over digital royalties

Singer-songwriter is seeking $2m in compensatory damages from his former label for past MP3 salesSinger-songwriter James Taylor has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against his former label, Warner Bros, claiming they have underpaid royalties on downloads of his songs. As in similar cases brought by Eminem and the Temptations, the principal issue is the royalty rate for downloads or ringtones among artists who signed record contracts prior to the advent of digital music sales.According to pap...

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22:01 on September 14 2012

James Taylor - James Taylor Sues Warner Bros. Over Digital Sales

ContactMusic — Folk icon James Taylor has joined the long list of artists seeking royalties for digital sales of songs after filing a 2 million 1 25 million lawsuit against Warner Bros ... more info

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09:38 on September 17 2012

James Taylor sues Warner Bros over digital royalties

Guardian Music — Singer-songwriter is seeking $2m in compensatory damages from his former label for past MP3 salesSinger-songwriter James Taylor has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit ag... more info

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