Pink Floyd win high court battle to stop EMI selling singles
Band objected to label providing downloads of individual songs from concept albums that were created as a single workPink Floyd have today won a high court battle to stop record company EMI selling single downloads from their concept albums.The judge has yet to rule on how much EMI now owes the band but the label was ordered to pay Pink Floyd's costs, which are estimated at £60,000.Chancellor Sir Andrew Morritt accepted arguments by the group that EMI was bound by a contract forbidding it to ...
The Mirror — Pink Floyd have won a ruling at the High Court which will bar record company EMI selling single downloads from their concept albums. more info
The former members of Pink Floyd have won their High Court battle with record label EMI in a case relating to the online sales of their songs. As a result of the decision... more info
Chicago Sun-Times, IL — LONDON -- In a victory for the concept album, Britain's High Court on Thursday ordered record company EMI Group Ltd. to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd tracks indivi... more info
Undercover, Australia — Pink Floyd have been successful in their court action against EMI for allowing their albums to be sold by individual track on iTunes. more info
All About Jazz — The financiers at indebted EMI Group are facing yet another blow as a High Court judge in London ponders the level of fine the label should pay after breaking the terms o... more info
Perez Hilton — As we previously mentioned, Pink Floyd was suing EMI Group over music royalties - and they won!
The record label will no longer be selling single downloads from their co... more info
Topix — The original Pink Floyd members leap off the front steps of EMI House in London in 1967: from left, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, the late Syd Barrett and the late Richard Wr... more info
E! Online — Suggestion to the surviving members of Pink Floyd: have a cigar.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers smacked down their label in court today as a judge ruled that EMI cann... more info
Guardian Music — EMI told not to sell single tracks as downloads in ruling which could mean further losses for music labelPink Floyd, the British rock group behind platinum-selling albums... more info
Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Rockers Pink Floyd have triumphed in their battle against EMI - record label bosses have been ordered to pay the group $60,000 as part of a dispute over online royalty pa... more info
ContactMusic — Rockers PINK FLOYD have triumphed in their battle against EMI - record label bosses have been ordered to pay the group $60,000 (40,000) as part of a dispute over online..... more info
KNVA TV, Austin TX — In a victory for the concept album, Britain's High Court on
Thursday ordered record company EMI Group Ltd. to stop selling
downloads of Pink Floyd tracks individually rat... more info
USA Today Music — In a victory for the concept album, Britain's High Court has ordered record company EMI Group Ltd. to stop selling downloads ...
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Rolling Stone — Pink Floyd have won their lawsuit over single-song downloads against EMI, effectively halting the digital sale of the band’s individual tracks. As Rolling Stone reporte... more info
Guardian Music — Band objected to label providing downloads of individual songs from concept albums that were created as a single workPink Floyd have today won a high court battle to stop... more info
Scotsman.com — PINK FLOYD won a ruling at the High Court today which will bar record company EMI selling single downloads from their concept albums. more info
Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - British rock band Pink Floyd on Thursday won a court battle with EMI in a ruling that prevents the record company from selling single downloads on the ... more info
The Independent — Pink Floyd won a ruling at the High Court today which will bar record company EMI selling single downloads from their concept albums. more info
Undercover, Australia — Pink Floyd is taking legal action against their record label EMI because people can now download their individual tracks instead of an entire album. more info
Rolling Stone — The members of Pink Floyd have reunited, but unfortunately it’s just to sue their label EMI. At the heart of the battle is Pink Floyd’s 1999 contract that indicated t... more info
Guardian Music — Prog-rock band take record label to court for allegedly breaking terms of contract regarding individual track salesPink Floyd are suing their record label EMI, claiming t... more info