Is this the result of Black Lives Matter? Trax Records finally sued for copyright infringement | Episode 152

Larry Sherman (RIP) finally gets busted. On Tuesday June 23, 2020, attorneys Robert S. Meloni and Christopher M. Heintskill filed suit in Federal Court in the Northern District of Illinois alleging Trax Records has committed copyright infringement for tracks including “Can You Feel It,” “Washing Machine,” “Beyond The Clouds,” “Bring Down The Walls,” “Donnie,” “Distant Planet” and “Never No More Lonely.” 

“This case involves an all-too familiar story of the early days of the music industry,” the complaint reads. “Talented, but unrepresented, musicians hungry for their first break were lulled into a business relationship with an unscrupulous record company that made promises it never intended to keep and masqueraded as paternalistic benefactors for those artists – like a wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

---

Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/freakbeats-edm-podcast/message

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freakbeatsedm.substack.com