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Douglas Campbell Thomson et al v. Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson et al
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February 27, 2024
Supertramp Co-Founder Didn't Breach Royalty Deal, Jury Says
A California federal jury on Tuesday found that Supertramp's co-founder did not breach a 1977 agreement to share his songwriting royalties with three former band members, ending a weeklong trial that revealed decades of resentment between the aging rockers who were one of the biggest bands of the late 1970s.
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February 23, 2024
'This Isn't MTV Unplugged': Guitar Banned At Supertramp Trial
A California federal judge on Friday denied a request by former Supertramp member Roger Hodgson to play his guitar on the witness stand in a trial over a songwriting royalty dispute with his former bandmates, saying it isn't relevant in a breach of contract case and that the trial "isn't MTV Unplugged."
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February 22, 2024
Supertramp Royalties Deal 'Smart Move,' Doors' Manager Says
The manager of The Doors and Jefferson Airplane testified Thursday in a California federal breach of contract trial between former Supertramp members that the songwriting royalty agreement at the center of the case looks like a "smart move" and that songwriters often share royalty proceeds with non-writing band members.
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February 21, 2024
Supertramp's Ex-Drummer Says Royalty Deal Was For Good
Supertramp's former drummer took the stand Wednesday in a breach of contract suit he and two other former band members brought against co-songwriter Roger Hodgson, telling a California federal jury that a 1977 agreement for all members to receive a piece of songwriting royalties was meant to be permanent.
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February 20, 2024
Supertramp Players Bloody Well Right On Royalties, Jury Told
An attorney for three former members of British rock band Supertramp told a California federal jury during opening statements on Tuesday that co-founder Roger Hodgson breached their contract by cutting them out of songwriting royalties, while Hodgson's attorney said that, unlike the band's hit "Give a Little Bit," his client gave "a lot."