Overview
- Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland have sued in London High Court seeking more than $2 million tied to the digital exploitation of the Police’s recordings.
- They argue they are owed arranger’s fees on songs credited solely to Sting, including several of the band’s biggest hits.
- Sting’s legal team calls the claim an illegitimate reinterpretation of a 2016 deal and asserts the pair may already have been substantially overpaid.
- Court documents cite a 1977 understanding to share 15% of publishing income, later set down in 1981 and revised in 1997.
- The dispute is listed as a general commercial contracts matter, with an administrative hearing scheduled for January.