Entertainment & Sports
Apr. 24, 2012
Artists' class action against UMG moves forward
A class of artists can proceed in an action against UMG Recordings Inc. alleging that the sale of digital music and ringtones should be accounted for as the licensing of master recordings rather than as physical record sales.
By Erica E. Phillips
Daily Journal Staff Writer
"Super freak" Rick James can proceed in a class-action lawsuit he and several other artists filed against UMG Recordings Inc. last May. Northern District Judge Susan Illston denied the label's motion for summary judgment in an order Thursday, saying the plaintiffs' allegations are ripe for discovery and that they "should be given a full opportunity to develop that record." The action is one of several that have come against th...
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