A California federal judge is declining to certify a class action that contends that Warner Music Group has cheated musicians of a fair share of royalties from digital streaming platforms.
In an order Friday, U.S. District Court Judge R. Gary Klausner agrees with the defendant that allegations made by the named plaintiff — Lenny Williams, a member of the 1970s funk group Tower of Power — may not be typical of other recording artists.The suit focuses on how Warner Bros.
takes a distribution charge off of international revenue collected by foreign affiliates and then bases the artist's royalty rate on the remainder.
Williams alleges that by assessing a royalty rate based on the diluted amount instead of the total source revenue, Warner Bros..
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