Peter Frampton sues A&M for digital royalties

Peter Frampton has sued his record label A&M for “breach of contract and unfair competition� in the belief that his digital sales profits have not been fairly distributed, according to Billboard. Frampton argues that he should receive a higher royalty rate for digital downloads than for physical copies sold.
He has hired music attorney Richard Busch, who previously helmed a similar and successful royalties suit for Eminem that helped set a legal precedent for online music sales. Frampton certainly hopes there's a precedent – his disputed record contract is reportedly “virtually identical� to Eminem’s. Universal, the parent company of A&M, asserts that the Eminem ruling does not set a precedent and only applies to that specific case.

Frampton’s case comes after Village People frontman Victor Willis (who is currently suing Scorpio Music and Can't Stop Production), Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty who are also attempting to revert control of their intellectual property.