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September 1, 2010

Royalty Reduction for English-Titled Songs Is Ruled Contract Breach

By Stan Soocher

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decided that, in paying reduced royalties for English-titled instrumental versions of songs, Universal breached subpublishing agreements that Brazilian songwriters Antonio Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes entered into with Universal’s predecessors-in-interest.

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