Village People's policeman lays down the law on his right to royalties

Victor Willis wins landmark legal case to reclaim part-ownership of dozens of the group's songsVictor Willis, the original policeman in the Village People, has won a landmark copyright case, reclaiming partial ownership of dozens of the band's songs. A California judge has allowed him to terminate a decades-old publishing deal, which gives him the right to expanded royalties for hits such as YMCA and Macho Man."To say this decision will send shock waves through the record industry … is an unde...

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