High Court ruling over the use of The Sex Pistols’ songs in a forthcoming television series.Ex-drummer Paul Cook and guitarist Steve Jones sued the group’s former frontman, Lydon, to allow their music to be used in Danny Boyle’s series Pistol, based on a 2016 memoir by Jones called Lonely Boy: Tales From A Sex Pistol.Lydon claimed all decisions on the usage of the band’s material were made on ‘unanimous’ agreement.However, in a ruling last Monday, judge Sir Anthony Mann found the pair were entitled to invoke ‘majority voting rules’ against Lydon, under the terms of a band member agreement (BMA).Responding to the ruling today, Lydon said he was only given hours’ notice of the proposed use of the band’s songs, branding it ‘disingenuous’.In a.
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