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DopeFiend wrote: Mon 27 Oct 2025, 11:31 am

Sandy Shaw wrote: Sun 26 Oct 2025, 3:19 pm Where's the info from that it's a $30,000,000 claim?

from the March document.

symco wrote: Mon 27 Oct 2025, 3:30 pm They do do alot of cover versions I'm surprised others haven't followed is there money to be made when you haven't written it yourself?

leesmapman wrote: Sun 26 Oct 2025, 11:29 pm Or maybe Willis doesn't like that it is changed to 6/8 instead of 4/4.

Sandy Shaw wrote: Mon 27 Oct 2025, 3:44 pm

DopeFiend wrote: Mon 27 Oct 2025, 11:31 am

Sandy Shaw wrote: Sun 26 Oct 2025, 3:19 pm Where's the info from that it's a $30,000,000 claim?

from the March document.

Thanks!

jasonjohn wrote: Mon 27 Oct 2025, 11:56 pm would Go West work without the video?

I remember spinning up Very for the first time. Probably my first CD that I actually bought and wanted. It was magical, but I also remember thinking it was quite streamlined in production, compared to the textures of Discography, At first listen I didn't really understand their angle on Go West, even though everything was marvellously fresh.

PSBForTheMasses wrote: Mon 27 Oct 2025, 9:39 pm

Sandy Shaw wrote: Mon 27 Oct 2025, 3:44 pm

DopeFiend wrote: Mon 27 Oct 2025, 11:31 am


from the March document.

Thanks!

So if they lose the case, will they go bankrupt?

Should they delete Go West from their catalogue instead of taking up the fight with Willis?

petshopgrrl wrote: Tue 28 Oct 2025, 2:44 am

PSBForTheMasses wrote: Mon 27 Oct 2025, 9:39 pm

Sandy Shaw wrote: Mon 27 Oct 2025, 3:44 pm

Thanks!

So if they lose the case, will they go bankrupt?

Probably not, but the Dreamworld Tour may have to continue into 2032.

For anyone who wants to read Karen Willis' original filing, from whence these demands were clipped, click ye here: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap ... 07.1.0.pdf

Could all of this have been avoided if Neil had simply picked up the phone?? Did we learn nothing from the Drake situation? (Hopefully PSB invested those rewards carefully!)

ETA: Full timeline of the case is here: https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/cas ... nant_et_al
Unfortunately I don't have access to the PDFs - any paralegals out there in the Community?

jyllinge wrote: Tue 28 Oct 2025, 9:19 am

petshopgrrl wrote: Tue 28 Oct 2025, 2:44 am

PSBForTheMasses wrote: Mon 27 Oct 2025, 9:39 pm

So if they lose the case, will they go bankrupt?

Probably not, but the Dreamworld Tour may have to continue into 2032.

For anyone who wants to read Karen Willis' original filing, from whence these demands were clipped, click ye here: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap ... 07.1.0.pdf

Could all of this have been avoided if Neil had simply picked up the phone?? Did we learn nothing from the Drake situation? (Hopefully PSB invested those rewards carefully!)

ETA: Full timeline of the case is here: https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/cas ... nant_et_al
Unfortunately I don't have access to the PDFs - any paralegals out there in the Community?

I dont know how it works in detail but it seams that Warner Music Group is responsible for obtaining
authorization to use music for the Pet Shop Boys (or the movie Company for the Blue-ray). So it would not be PSB to pay for in worst case, in my humble view, its not them doing all the legal work etc. and Warner takes good money for this service as well. Its of course a reputational damage...Probably more to Willis for being dramatic over nothing.

P.S Going after PSB on a personal level could in fact trigger a counter suit - on a much higher amount! Willis is taking a big risk in my view. If PSB wins counter suit - then willis have to pay for the delay, loss of income, reputational and emotional distress etc etc. + 100 million?

Spittingcat wrote: Tue 28 Oct 2025, 8:13 am

Should they delete Go West from their catalogue instead of taking up the fight with Willis?

They can just stop playing it live, and leave it off any future compilations. They have more than an enough alternative songs to include.