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Pink Floyd Sues EMI Over Digital Royalties, Unbundled Albums
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Posted by: editoron Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 09:21 PM |
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Authored by Mark Hefflinger London - Veteran rock band Pink Floyd has filed suit against major record label EMI over the way in which royalties have been paid to the band for digital music sold online. The band's ten-year-old contract was signed before Apple's iTunes Store existed, and stipulates that the band's albums may not be sold as individual tracks.
"It's a matter of fact that the defendant has been permitting individual tracks to be downloaded online and that therefore they have been allowing albums not to be sold in their original configuration," Robert Howe, Pink Floyd's attorney, said in Britain's High Court, according to BusinessWeek's coverage.
"Pink Floyd is well-known for performing seamless pieces. Many of the songs blend into each other."
For its part, EMI is arguing that the contract the band signed refers to physical, and not digital albums.
"In 1999, when it was negotiated, iTunes didn't even exist," EMI attorney Elizabeth Jones told BusinessWeek.
"I can't say it's obvious from the agreement what the commercial intent of the parties was. I'm sure the claimants would have liked to protect their records and EMI would have liked to have had full control to exploit."
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