Nov 7, 2008 • 1 min read

Hall And Oates sue Warner/Chappell

Daryl Hall and John Oates have sued Warner/Chappell in the US over failing to act on an unapproved 2006 cover of 'Maneater', and want their contract terminated.

Daryl Hall and John Oates, as in Hall And Oates, obviously, have filed a lawsuit against major publisher Warner/Chappell in the US over their failure to take legal action in relation to an unidentified but presumably unapproved 2006 cover version of their song 'Maneater'.

The pop duo say they only discovered the cover version existed in April 2007, and that their publisher acted "in bad faith" by not taking legal action in relation to it. They want damages from the Warner owned publisher and are also asking the court to terminate their contract with the pubbery.

Warner are yet to respond.

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