It seems that the big recording companies are pretending that internet downloading nets the artist the same as airplay on the radio and was covered by existing contracts, not so says the Judge.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070816-dodos-attack-sony-bmg-in-denmark-win-landmark-ruling.htmlOne of the biggest Danish pop bands of the 80's has won a case against its record label that could remake the European digital music scene. Dodo & the Dodos charged that Sony BMG had no contractual permission to distribute its music over the Internet, and the Danish Eastern High Court agreed last week. Now, record labels could be forced to negotiate new contracts with every band who signed a deal in the pre-Internet era, and those bands could rake in much higher royalties.
Good on the DoDo,s I,m sure a group with name like that was expected to be easy meat for Sony-BMG
