'Weird Al' Yankovic sues Sony for $5 million

[jimmy olsen]

Fuck Sony! 

http://entertainment.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10988628-weird-al-yankovic-sues-sony-for-5-million

'Weird Al' Yankovic sues Sony for $5 million
By Tim Kenneally, TheWrap.com

Larry Busacca / Getty Images

"Weird Al" Yankovic says that Sony Music Entertainment owes him to the tune of $5 million.

In a lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in New York, the "Eat It" musical parodist claims that Sony has shortchanged him on royalties with a variety of improper accounting practices. He is seeking a judgment somewhere north of $5 million.

The suit, which was filed by Yankovic's company Ear Booker Enterprises, claims breach of contract and breach of the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing, and makes numerous claims against Sony.

According to the suit, Ear Booker first informed Sony that its accounting was off with a March 2010 audit report, after which Sony responded with a rebuttal "falsely claiming that Sony had overpaid Ear Booker $80,231 during the periods audited."
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According to the suit, Sony "has incorrectly reported to Ear Booker the quantity of products sold, has incorrectly categorized those products, and has incorrectly paid Ear Booker for products for which it has accounted."

Among the alleged dirty dealings on Sony's part: Double-charging Ear Booker for advance royalty payments, miscategorizing marketing costs as production costs that can be recouped, charging for expenses that it hasn't provided documentation for, miscategorizing commercial videos as promotional videos that can be recouped against, and reporting negative streaming royalties on the tune "Don't Download This Song" -- something that the suit claims is an impossibility.

In addition to seeking more than $5 million in damages to be determined by a jury trial, Yankovic is seeking interest, attorneys' fees and court costs, and an order for Sony to provide a full accounting.

[Ed Anger]

Timmy's potty mouth is overflowing again.

[LaCroix]

i thought he died 

[garbon]

Who cares?

[Darth Wagtaros]

Who cares?

I'm guessing Weird Al does.  His lawyers and Sony's too.

[katmai]

i thought he died 

Sadly no Timmay is still with us.

[garbon]

Who cares?

I'm guessing Weird Al does.  His lawyers and Sony's too.

Do any of them post here?

[Darth Wagtaros]

Who cares?

I'm guessing Weird Al does.  His lawyers and Sony's too.

Do any of them post here?

We don't know do we? They could lurk.

[garbon]

Who cares?

I'm guessing Weird Al does.  His lawyers and Sony's too.

Do any of them post here?

We don't know do we? They could lurk.

Isn't it a little odd to post things for people who may or may not be watching?

[Darth Wagtaros]

Who cares?

I'm guessing Weird Al does.  His lawyers and Sony's too.

Do any of them post here?

We don't know do we? They could lurk.

Isn't it a little odd to post things for people who may or may not be watching?

No more so than so much else that is posted here.

[garbon]

Who cares?

I'm guessing Weird Al does.  His lawyers and Sony's too.

Do any of them post here?

We don't know do we? They could lurk.

Isn't it a little odd to post things for people who may or may not be watching?

No more so than so much else that is posted here.

I disagree. Posting content that others will interact with makes sense.

[Eddie Teach]

Timmy's potty mouth is overflowing again.

We should call his mom, let her know to get the soap ready for his next visit.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Who cares?

I'm guessing Weird Al does.  His lawyers and Sony's too.

Do any of them post here?

We don't know do we? They could lurk.

Isn't it a little odd to post things for people who may or may not be watching?

No more so than so much else that is posted here.

I disagree. Posting content that others will interact with makes sense.

We are interacting with the posted content just by having this conversation.

[garbon]

Who cares?

I'm guessing Weird Al does.  His lawyers and Sony's too.

Do any of them post here?

We don't know do we? They could lurk.

Isn't it a little odd to post things for people who may or may not be watching?

No more so than so much else that is posted here.

I disagree. Posting content that others will interact with makes sense.

We are interacting with the posted content just by having this conversation.

Not really. This conversation could be had in just about any thread. It's been several posts since we've even mentioned what this thread was about.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Who cares?

I'm guessing Weird Al does.  His lawyers and Sony's too.

Do any of them post here?

We don't know do we? They could lurk.

Isn't it a little odd to post things for people who may or may not be watching?

No more so than so much else that is posted here.

I disagree. Posting content that others will interact with makes sense.

We are interacting with the posted content just by having this conversation.

Not really. This conversation could be had in just about any thread. It's been several posts since we've even mentioned what this thread was about.

OK.