
How did Ed Sheeran become a millionaire?
Aussie hip-hop legend Ed Shearan has found himself on the hot seat, and it has to do with a new lawsuit filed against him and his record label, MCA.
In an amended lawsuit filed by the US-based Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the two sides have agreed to pay $3.6 million to a Canadian who was involved in a $15 million dispute with the singer.
The case is now before the Federal Court in Sydney, and could decide whether Sheerans reputation as an artist is tarnished.
Aussie rap star Ed Shears lawsuit Ed Sheers lawsuit is now under court review in Australia.
The singer has been battling his record company MCA for nearly two years, alleging the record label breached its contract by failing to make a record deal.
Ms Gullen, a musician and actor, claimed she was made to sign a new record deal after a contract dispute with MCA broke out.
“I had to sign away the future of my career, and MCA never made a deal,” Ms Gullens lawsuit stated.
MCA’s lawyer, Stephen Brown, said in a statement to the ABC that Ms Gully was “a victim of an unlawful and deceptive conduct”, adding the singer was “the subject of an unfounded and baseless defamation suit”.
“This case should serve as a reminder to any record companies that they must be vigilant in their representations of the rights of performers and their right to seek redress, especially when they have an outstanding debt and contractual obligations to the artist,” Mr Brown said.
Sheeran has been hit with the lawsuit in the US and the Australian federal court is expected to hear it in the coming days.
He has said that he would fight the lawsuit “every step of the way” and is not seeking damages.
Australian pop stars Ed Shearer and Ed Sheier have been hit by lawsuits over copyright infringement.
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California’s claim against IBM to win $US3.2bn in damages from ice-maker
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a $US1.2 billion verdict against IBM and awarded the firm a $AU2.7 billion damages award against the state of California.
The high court said the California Legislature had overstepped its bounds in enacting a law that is unconstitutional because it is a “burden on individuals and businesses to determine the extent of the damage inflicted by other parties on the property of others.”
The ruling was handed down by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan.
“The Legislature’s actions were not the appropriate means for determining the damage,” Roberts wrote in the majority opinion.
The court said that IBM’s actions “contributed to a state of disrepair” and that “it is the Legislature’s burden to decide the extent to which damages will be awarded.”IBM, which is based in San Jose, California, filed suit in 2015 against the California Coastal Commission and the state after the state failed to remove ice from its waters.
In response, the company sought to have the state force it to repair a section of the coast known as the Ice Barrier, which separates San Diego County from the state.
In a motion filed with the court, the state argued that it was the duty of the state to protect its waters from ice that might accumulate during the ice age and said that “some people and businesses may find that it is not an acceptable use of their time and resources to be responsible for protecting this property.”
“These actions are intended to impose a cost on California’s residents and business, and not on others,” Roberts said.
“If it is possible for a state to impose costs on others, then the Legislature should have done so in this case, but this is not the case,” Roberts added.
“In this case the legislature has oversteached its bounds, and it has exceeded its bounds.”
A separate court ordered the state and IBM to pay damages to California’s farmers.