In the suit band members claim Capitol "willfully and consistently accounted to Plaintiffs for, and paid over to Plaintiffs, substantially less money than is properly due and owing to Plaintiffs pursuant to the terms of the Recording Agreement." In other words the label intentionally cheated them out of royalties.
It also goes on to accuse Capitol representatives of lying to them, not just at the time royalties were due, but also later when they tried to audit the relevant records as allowed by their recording contract.
I can't imagine why people don't take the music industry's piracy data seriously. They seem so honest in all their othe dealings.
You can read the text of the suit in this PDF file.
Written by: Rich Fiscus @ 20 Jun 2008 1:34
