September 21, 2007
Former Ramones member suing Apple? I wanna be sedated.
Posted Sep. 21, ’07, 2:09 PM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Legal
Another day, another lawsuit against Apple. This time it’s punk rocker Richard Reinhardt (alias Richie Ramone) of The Ramones who’s turned to legal means to settle an outstanding issue. Reinhardt (seen here at his punkest) is alleging that he never authorized the sale of six songs that he wrote for the band: “Smash You,” “Somebody Put Something in My Drink,” “Human Kind,” “I’m Not Jesus,” “I Know Better Now” and “(You) Can’t Say Something Nice” and that he’s owed over $900,000 in royalties. Among the defendants named in the suit are Apple, Real Networks, Wal-Mart, the Ramones’ management, and the estate of the late Johnny Ramone (aka John Cummings). Oh, punk rock: why must you be so contentious? So edgy?
Reinhardt is hardly alone. Rapper Eminem recently launched a suit along similar lines. It must be in the in thing to sue Apple over music downloads. I may just sue them myself. I just need to write some music first.
Never mind, nobody wants that pain.
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Hurtin' for cash are we? Sounds like some washed-up-has-been rockstar is in need of some more drug money.
Oh, and by the way, doesn't your record label own your music? You don't have a say in it. Go back to waiting in line for your next mothode shot.