Author Topic: Spinal Tap settles lawsuit with UMG  (Read 588 times)

Dave W

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Posts: 22254
  • Got time to breathe, got time for music
    • View Profile
Spinal Tap settles lawsuit with UMG
« on: November 06, 2019, 03:29:14 PM »
Spinal Tap Creators and Universal Music Settle Copyright Dispute

You know the music business is filled with crooks who claim to be protecting artists while robbing them blind, but even so, this is shocking:

"The lawsuit said Vivendi [owner of UMG] reported only $98 in total income from soundtrack music sales between 1989 and 2006, and just $81 in worldwide merchandising income."