May 08, 2017
A California federal judge on Monday approved Sirius XM's deal paying up to $73 million in royalties to pre-1972 music rights holders, a payout that could drop as low as $25 million if Sirius is as successful in California and Florida appellate courts as it was in the Second Circuit.
November 29, 2016
SiriusXM will pay as much as $99 million to musical artists to settle a long-running California class action over so-called pre-1972 recordings, according to a proposal filed Monday.
November 15, 2016
Just a day before trial, Sirius XM Radio Inc. reached a settlement Monday to end a long-running California class action filed by 1960s rock band The Turtles over so-called pre-1972 recordings.
September 23, 2016
A California federal judge on Friday refused to give attorneys for 1960s rock band The Turtles a cut of a $210 million settlement inked between Sirius XM Radio Inc. and the major record labels over so-called pre-1972 recordings, saying he had no power to do so.
September 20, 2016
A California federal judge on Monday rejected an effort by Sirius XM to force song owners to sue the company individually over pre-1972 records, avoiding a potentially crushing blow to a long-running class action launched by 1960s rock band The Turtles.
September 13, 2016
Lawyers representing rock band The Turtles in a royalties class action against Sirius XM Radio Inc. who are seeking fees from five major record labels' separate $210 million settlement with the company argue that a percentage-based fee is appropriate, entitling the attorneys to $32 million.
September 09, 2016
A California federal judge on Thursday gave Sirius XM Radio a partial win in a class action filed by The Turtles rock band seeking royalty payments for thousands of pre-1972 recordings, dismissing punitive damages and unfair competition claims but refusing to boot potential disgorgement of proceeds.
September 01, 2016
The five major record labels sought permission Wednesday in California federal court to oppose a bid for attorneys' fees from their $210 million settlement with SiriusXM Radio, arguing class counsel for owners of pre-1972 songs have no claim to the cash.
August 01, 2016
Sirius XM Radio Inc. is urging a federal judge to rule that song owners seeking payment for pre-1972 songs must each sue individually, a potentially crushing blow to a long-running class action launched by 1960s rock band The Turtles.
July 28, 2016
Attorneys who won key rulings against Sirius XM Radio Inc. over pre-1972 records demanded Wednesday that the major labels pay more than $50 million in fees, once again accusing the record companies of essentially excluding the lawyers from their own victory party.