Blur Drummer Dave Rowntree Loses PRS Court Battle for £200million "Black Box" Unpaid Songwriter Royalties

Blur Drummer Dave Rowntree’s Proposed Class Action Against PRS For Music Struck Down by Appeals Judge

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree's proposed class action lawsuit against PRS For Music has been dismissed by a Court of Appeals judge.

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree loses PRS court battle for £200million "black box" unpaid songwriter royalties

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has lost in his legal battle against PRS For Music over the distribution of so-called “black box” royalties.

Blur drummer loses bid to continue £200m legal battle over music royalties

Blur drummer David Rowntree has lost his bid to continue a legal battle over the distribution of £200 million in music royalties

Blur drummer loses appeal to continue £200m royalties legal battle

Blur star David Rowntree has lost an appeal to continue a legal case over the distribution of £200m in music royalties.

Blur drummer loses court battle for £200 million in unpaid songwriter royalties

David Rowntree claims that PRS pays ‘black box’ royalties, also known as unidentified royalties, to publishers, but not to songwriters

PRS defeats Rowntree black box class action at appeal - but is left £1.8m out of pocket

PRS, the UK collecting society that represents songwriters and music publishers, has seen off the proposed class action brought against it by Blur drummer Dave Rowntree, as the Court Of Appeal upholds an earlier decision to strike the case out. Though the society looks like it will be left more than £1.8 million out of pocket having incurred enormous legal costs over the four years it spent fighting the claim.In a judgment handed down yesterday,…