More copyright news everybody. Olivia Newton-John is suing the Universal Music Group over allegations they have failed to pay her over $1 million in royalties relating to sales of the soundtrack to the 1978 film Grease.
Newton-John's legal papers, submitted to the LA County Superior Court last week, says that while Universal did pay some royalties on the record, it failed to make a range of other contractual payments. The singer and actress' lawyer, John Mason, says that a recent audit showed the major record company owed his client and her company ON-J Productions over a $1 million in unpaid fees and royalties.
But Universal dispute the claim, telling reporters in a statement yesterday: "The lawsuit is without merit and, at the appropriate time, we expect that the court will dismiss it".