Nine artists are claiming UMG is holding masters 'hostage.'
In the new motion, Waite and others asked a judge to formally certify their case as a class action – a make-or-break move that would, if granted, sweep up scores more UMG artists who have allegedly also been rebuffed when they tried to take back control of their sound recordings.
Waite and other artists sued UMG in February 2019, claiming the label had effectively refused to honor the termination right. The case was filed as a proposed class action, aiming to eventually represent hundreds of others in a similar situation. A nearly-identical case was filed on the same day by the same attorneys against Sony Music Entertainment, claiming it had adopted a similar stance on terminations.
If they reach final rulings, the cases against UMG and Sony have major implications for the music industry. Countless other artists have similar arrangements with record labels over highly-lucrative masters, but the legal arguments about when sound recordings are subject to the termination right have thus far only been lightly tested in court.
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