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3 days ago

Sting to face fresh legal battle with The Police over 'Every Breath You Take'

There is little debate about the song's origins. Sting has always said he wrote the words, chords and melody in one burst of inspiration while staying in Jamaica. His original demo is almost identical to the released version on the band's Synchronicity album. What Summers and Copeland now argue is that their contributions - in particular Summers' distinctive guitar arpeggio riff - transformed the track from a rough sketch into a timeless hit. Summers has described his part as rescuing the song from "going in the trash".
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Sting sued by former Police bandmates over alleged lost royalties

Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland have sued Sting alleging they never received songwriting credits or royalties for 'Every Breath You Take'.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Sting sued by former the Police bandmates over 'Every Breath You Take' royalties

In the suit, filed in London High Court, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland claim they never got songwriting credit on their band's 1983 single, one of the biggest hits of the '80s and famously sampled on Diddy and Faith Evans' "I'll Be Missing You." They allege in the suit that they have never been paid for their writing contributions.
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fromVulture
1 week ago

Sting Gets a Subpoena in a Bottle

Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers allege they were denied co-writing credit and substantial royalties from Sting for the song "Every Breath You Take."
fromConsequence
1 week ago

Sting Sued by the Rest of The Police for "Every Breath You Take" Royalties

Sting is listed as a defendant under his real name, Gordon Matthew Sumner, alongside his company Magnetic Publishing Limited. Via and The Daily Mail, he makes £550,000, or about $740,000, from "Every Breath You Take" royalties each year. The song credits only one composer and lyricist, Sting, with Copeland and Summers alleging that they've been cheated out of millions of dollars of royalties because they did not receive co-writing credits on the song.
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fromLos Angeles Times
4 months ago

Stewart Copeland plays with the animals on latest project 'Wild Concerto'

Stewart Copeland evolves from The Police to film composing and innovative new albums, continuously redefining his artistic journey.
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