Overview

• Summers and Copeland filed a civil action in London against Gordon Matthew Sumner and Magnetic Publishing Limited over unpaid copyright royalties and authorship credit.
• The case is registered under the High Court’s contracts and general commercial agreements category after reported attempts to settle privately over several years.
• A Sting spokesperson disputes that the claim targets Every Breath You Take, and the filing has not publicly identified specific songs.
• Reports cite tabloid-sourced estimates of major streaming income linked to the band’s catalog, with People confirming the lawsuit’s filing but not the revenue figures.
• The Police sold about 75 million records and last performed together in 2008, underscoring the enduring value of the group’s songwriting catalog now at issue in court.