Police: Sting quoted in court by the former bandmates

According to what reported by the “Sun”, Sting was sued by his former companions In the Police for non -payments of Royalties. The former frontman and the main author of the formation of “Message in a bottle”, with a successful career also as a soloist, He was taken to court by guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copelandwho ask for a “consistent” compensation after years of legal disputes among the former bandmates.

In reporting the news, the British newspaper cites a source according to which the actions taken by Summers and Copeland “were only a matter of time”. “Lawyers have tried several times to reach an extrajudicial agreement, but it was not possible,” said the source heard by the “Sun”: “Andy and Stewart decided that no other way remained if not that of the court, therefore they started the case. They say that millions of pounds in royalties not perceived“.

The cause, in which Sting appears as a defendant Together with his company, Magnetic Publishing Limited, was recorded at the Altle Corte in London, in the section dedicated to “General contracts and commercial agreements“.

According to a spokesman for the former Police frontman, albeit without providing further details on the case, the legal action recently undertaken He shouldn’t concern “Every Breath You Take”the band’s classic from his latest album, “Synchronicity”. Thanks to the song, the best -selling single of the group with Sting accredited as the only author, the 73 -year -old musician, at the registry of Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, still perceives about today 550,000 pounds per year In Royalties only from that song. Due to the rights of the hit, Andy Summers and Sting have long been involved in a dispute.