To prevail at trial, Dr. Luke will not only have to convince a jury that he didn’t drug and rape the budding pop star 15 years ago in a hotel, he’ll also attempt to show damage from her accusations. Kesha is now making a bid to preclude testimony on lost business opportunities.
And as for the confidentiality of Kesha’s recording agreement, Sony told the judge that if the terms “were made publicly available, Sony’s competitors would likely use it to encourage artists and producers to sign with other record companies, instead of Sony.” In her latest order, Justice Schecter is allowing Sony to redact personal identifying information and contact information of its employees upon the music giant’s discussion of a public backlash to this case. But otherwise, she sees no good reason to keep the info under wraps.
The price of fame?
Don't stop, deets get dropped, judge is blowing those deal points up. Tonight, lawyers fight 'til they see the sunlight. Tik tok, on the clock, discovery just don't stop, no... oh, oh, woah-oh.
and i haven't slept in 7 years! thanks.
With all the production done to pop singers voices it’s a wonder they get paid at all. Other than a heavily curated look, dance moves to distract, pop music is the most popular thanks to heavy promotion, but least talented genre.
Nice, some (forced) transparency inside the business - “In a bid for continued secrecy, Sony argued that the release of information including royalty rates, artist advances, producer fees and recording budgets would cause “substantial harm” to its business interests.”
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