Pink Floyd Brawl EMI Over Royalties From iTunes
EMI told the court that the restrictions do not apply to online sales.
“Pink Floyd is well-known for performing seamless pieces. Many of the songs blend into each other,” Howe told the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division.
Pink Floyd and their label, EMI, are struggling online copyright arising from a disputed clause in his contract for ten years.
The developer of The Dark Side of the Moon and other top-selling albums claims its contract with EMI requires its music to be sold as an entire album, not the single tracks that EMI has permitted iTunes to distribute.
The band’s attorney, Robert Howe, told a London court on Tuesday, “It is a fact that the defendant authorized to download individual tracks online and therefore not allowed albums are not sold in its original configuration,” Bloomberg News.
The case highlights the common dispute between rights holders and publishers over how to deal today with royalties for intellectual property born and contracted prior to the explosion of online digital sales.
Pink Floyd, however, said more was at stake than royalties in the internet age. The psychedelic-music band’s musical craft is being misrepresented when sold in singles, Howe said.
“Pink Floyd is well-known for performing seamless pieces. Many of the songs blend into each other,” Howe told the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division.
