04-29-2006, 09:37 AM
Quote:In a case that could seismically alter the way labels and artists share download revenue, members of the Allman Brothers Band and Cheap Trick have filed a class action lawsuit alleging that Sony BMG has underpaid artists for digital music transactions.
At issue in the action, filed April 27 in U.S. District Court in New York by Labaton Sucharow & Rudoff and Probstein & Weiner, is whether the label's deal with online services for downloads is a license or a sale...
full article: http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/arti...1002425086