John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, has lost a high court battle to stop the Sex Pistols' music from being used in a new TV drama series about the punk group.
Former Pistols drummerboth gave permission for the band's songs to feature in the forthcoming show, which is being directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle, but LydonLydon, 65, argued that he along with the group's other founders have the right to veto how their music is exploited.Cook and Jones sued him, citing a"Band Member Agreement" signed by all parties in 1998 that says licensing decisions can be taken on a majority-vote basis.
Lydon, who gave evidence in the trial, likening the 1998 band member agreement to"becoming a prisoner of a hostile majority" and"some kind of slave labor," has yet to respond. According to evidence presented in the High Court, the BMA was drawn up in the late 1990s, prompted by Lydon wanting to sell his North American publishing interests to BMG. Before a deal could be agreed on, BMG requested a"letter of comfort" from the other surviving members of the band confirming that they had no claims affecting the rights.
The judge also noted that Lydon had"actually signed away his power to control the use of music rights" referring to historic deals he had previously signed with publishing and music companies Warner Chappell Music and BMG.
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