Sting Pays $800,000 in Royalties to Police Bandmates Amid Lawsuit
Consequence of Sound • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Sting has paid over $800,000 in royalties to his former bandmates Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers following their lawsuit alleging unpaid royalties ranging from $2 million to $10.75 million.
- The legal dispute centers on whether streaming and download revenues should be included in royalty payments, with Copeland and Summers' lawyers seeking reinterpretation of agreements from 1997 and 2016.
- Sting's legal team argues that streaming income is classified as "public performance" and not subject to royalties under the 2016 agreement, which they say only covers royalties from physical record sales.
- The High Court hearing in London is ongoing, with a full trial expected after the conclusion of the current session on January 15th.
- The disagreement traces
