Celebrity Justice
Poison: Open Up and Say Pay Me!

Posted Jun 18th 2008 9:23PM by TMZ Staff

Poison is set for a new tour this summer, but first they're getting the band back together to sue their record label!
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According to a lawsuit filed today in L.A. Superior Court, the band claims Capitol Records stiffed 'em -- underpaying them royalties for years. They also claim they were shortchanged by EMI Music Marketing over a deal they made in 2005 for their greatest hits album, which featured a new track entitled "We're An American Band."

They're suing for breach of contract and seeking damages in excess of $25,000.

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music


Tags: EMI Music, EmiMusic, Hair Bands, HairBands, Poison

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1.
what is it with these 80 bands suing
their labels and management ?

they probably feel it's still the 80's and an artist / band
DESERVE to make a living instead of HAVING to earn it touring.

Posted at 9:46PM on Jun 18th 2008 by williamsuff

2. ickkkkkkkkkk

Posted at 9:47PM on Jun 18th 2008 by Lois Smith

3. This is not 1988, this is 2008, even though the last 2 digits in this year revearsed are "80".

Posted at 10:18PM on Jun 18th 2008 by Richard Ott

4. 25 grand? You've got to be kidding. They must be pretty hard up.




Losers.

Posted at 10:44PM on Jun 18th 2008 by cromag

5. well Brett you lost at rock of love, you bommed in rock of love 2, i guess the only thing next is to get money out of something that is like 20 years old, you rock..looser

Posted at 10:52PM on Jun 18th 2008 by OUCH

6. 25G, and that's it?! DAYUM! I would think their legal fees would be more than THAT!? I guess Every Rose Has It's Thorn!!!

Posted at 11:25PM on Jun 18th 2008 by rockrchick

7. $25K!? Pocket change.

Posted at 11:42PM on Jun 18th 2008 by boredwell

8. alot of these ' 80's ' bands got taken advantaged of during the 80's due to the fact that most of them were living off random girlfriends/ ally's / cars/vans , etc. (watch the decline of western civilization 1 and 2 for reference) . I applaud anyone who takes on they're cooperate labels in this 'facist' society we live in today ! any of you on here posting lame comments i challenge you to do better ! on top of that how do we go from the youth idolizing bands like the beatles back in the day to youth idolizing hannah montana ??? i feel bad for this completely useless generation of today ........have fun thinking ashley simpson is a legend and good riddance to the cooperate nonsense put out by cooperate conglomerates like capitol records !!! open up and say f&^% you !!

Posted at 1:33PM on Jun 19th 2008 by rocker666

9. I look at it this way... I am a musician. If I am entitled to get paid for something that I played, then I want it. However, I am also a realist. When was the last time that recording made any money... 10 years, 15 years ago. I would say that is past it's statute of limitations. Good luck trying to get your money Poison.

I wish they would define "excess of $25,000" a little better. There is alot of amounts that are in excess of 25,000... actually an infinate amount of amounts. How about some detail here people.

Posted at 3:29PM on Jun 19th 2008 by Tink