A judge has found in favour of Universal Music Group in a lawsuit brought forth by a number of artists whose work was caught up in the 2008 Universal Studios fire incident.
As reported by New York Times, a federal judge in the US has dismissed the lawsuit, which was originally from Hole, Soundgarden, Steve Earle, the estates of Tupac and Tom Petty and more, who took action after it was revealed more than 100,000 master recordings from the likes of Elton John, Nirvana, REM, Cher and Jimmy Eat World had been destroyed during the fire.
The lawsuit, which was seeking $100 million in damages, alleged that those affected weren’t made aware their masters had been destroyed, while also claiming Universal failed in its contractual obligations to protect the masters and stating they should have shared any settlements from the fire with artists who had work lost.
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In their motion to dismiss, UMG stated they publicly disclosed the fire years ago and the suit should be thrown out as the statute of limitations has expired.
After the lawsuit was filed in mid-2019, all plaintiffs except Tom Petty’s estate dropped out.
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