Warner, Lenny Williams Settle Music Streaming Royalties Case

Warner Records Inc. agree to settle musician Lenny Williams’ proposed class action in federal court in Los Angeles alleging Warner didn’t properly compensate artists for foreign streaming royalties.

Williams filed suit in October 2018 based on a 1974 recording contract. Williams claimed musicians were underpaid by Warner for sound recordings digitally streamed in foreign countries.

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California found in February 2020 that he couldn’t sustain the proposed class because Williams’ claims weren’t typical of the entire class. The case also took an unsuccessful trip to the Ninth Circuit, which lower court’s denial ...